An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which words of contradictory meaning are collocated (paired or grouped).
For example:
"It had a bitter sweet ending"
"Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind"
"It's a new classic"
Similarly, antithesis involves the juxtaposition of two contrasting ideas in close proximity to one another.
Neil Armstrong used antithesis in his famous quote "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"
The first line of 'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens also employs antithesis: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness..."
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