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Youth like summer brave,
Age like winter bare:
Youth is full of sport,
Age's breath is short
Youth is nimble, Age is lame
Youth is hot and bold
Age is weak and cold
Youth is wild and Age is tame:
Age, I do abhore thee,
Youth, I do adore thee,
0 my Love, my Love is young.
(Shakespeare “A madrigal”)
Very often antithesis is combined with other stylistic devices.
The main stylistic function of antithesis is to create a contrast in description and
thus to emphasize the idea given in the contrast.
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