The antithetical structure is a common rhetorical figure in literature. Aristotle was the first critic who saw its importance and expounded it fully in his treatise on rhetoric. It is to be distinguished from the para...The antithetical structure is a common rhetorical figure in literature. Aristotle was the first critic who saw its importance and expounded it fully in his treatise on rhetoric. It is to be distinguished from the parallel structure. Whether in verse or in prose, parallelism is made up syntactically of two or more constituent parts while an antithetical expression admits of two, and two only. Furthermore, parallelism reiterates one central theme or thought, whereas antithesis aims at contrasting two different things展开更多
The occurence of water figures in describing and judging works of art is a complicated subject. My chief concern in this article is their employment in the discussion of prose rhythms. But reference to verse will also...The occurence of water figures in describing and judging works of art is a complicated subject. My chief concern in this article is their employment in the discussion of prose rhythms. But reference to verse will also be made as it is impossible to keep verse entirely separate from prose. Besides, verse is an older form of literature and also possesses a more easily noticeable rhythm.展开更多
文摘The antithetical structure is a common rhetorical figure in literature. Aristotle was the first critic who saw its importance and expounded it fully in his treatise on rhetoric. It is to be distinguished from the parallel structure. Whether in verse or in prose, parallelism is made up syntactically of two or more constituent parts while an antithetical expression admits of two, and two only. Furthermore, parallelism reiterates one central theme or thought, whereas antithesis aims at contrasting two different things
文摘The occurence of water figures in describing and judging works of art is a complicated subject. My chief concern in this article is their employment in the discussion of prose rhythms. But reference to verse will also be made as it is impossible to keep verse entirely separate from prose. Besides, verse is an older form of literature and also possesses a more easily noticeable rhythm.
