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These criteria are not explicitly presented by the sources as a recognition checklist, but are derived from the source-attested mechanism of the device.\nAntithesis may be present when:\n\nTwo words with opposite meanings appear in the same sentence or in closely related sentences.[1][6]\nOne term appears in positive form and a related term appears in negated form, producing semantic contrast.[1]\nTwo terms appear to be opposites but the opposition only becomes apparent once the figurative meaning of one or both terms is understood — this may indicate either true antithesis or simulated antithesis (إيهام التضاد).[7][6]", "diagnosticCommunicativeEnhancements": "Aesthetic enhancement — the juxtaposition of opposing meanings adds beauty and freshness to expression.[3]\nMeaning enrichment (تكميل المعنى) — the opposition strengthens and completes the meaning when it serves the rhetorical purpose of the utterance.[6]\n\nApplying the Recognition Framework\nThe information on this page can be used to evaluate whether this device is present in a candidate lexical item using the Specific Device Recognition part of the Universal Framework for Identifying Arabic Rhetorical Devices:\n\nUse the Definition, Mechanism, and Recognition sections of this page in Step 1.\nApply the substitution test in Step 2.\nConsider contextual indicators in Step 3.\nUse the Diagnostic Communicative Enhancements section of this page in Step 4.", "differentFrom": "CB-2: Colour Contrast where the opposition is specifically between colours.", "notes": { "technicalNotes": "Encyclopedia InterpretationAl-Nābulusī defines al-ṭibāq in terms of bringing together two corresponding or opposed meanings (المعنيين المتقابلين), and includes several kinds of opposition or correspondence beyond straightforward lexical antonymy, including affirmation and negation, privation and possession, and relational opposition.[9] Cachia consequently describes the category as wider than “antithesis.” The Encyclopedia nevertheless identifies the device through semantic opposition rather than treating Cachia's English label “Parallelism” as evidence of the independent structural device Parallelism." }, "references": [ { "@type": "balagha:Reference", "@id": "https://al-balagha.com/wiki/ANTITH:_Antithesis#cite_note-abdul-raof1-1", "citationNumber": 1, "citationKey": "abdul-raof1", "text": "Hussein Abdul-Raof, Arabic Rhetoric: A Pragmatic Analysis (Oxford: Routledge, 2006), 245-246, ISBN 9780415386098. 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"english": "Quran 35:19-20 Not equal are the blind and the seeing; nor are the darkness and the light.", "explanation": "The non-negated antithesis is represented by the antonyms (الأعمى / البصير) and (الظلمات / النور)." }, { "@type": "balagha:Example", "exampleType": "source", "exampleOf": "ANTITH", "exampleOfName": "Antithesis", "sourceReferences": [ "cite_note-nasif-8" ], "id": "MHQXD", "url": "https://al-balagha.com/wiki/ANTITH:_Antithesis#MHQXD", "exampleOfEntity": { "@id": "https://balaghabase.org/entity/Q69" }, "inLanguage": "ar", "arabic": "وَتَحْسَبُهُمْ أَيْقَاظًا وَهُمْ رُقُودٌ", "english": "Quran 18:18 You would think them awake, whereas they are asleep.", "explanation": "The non-negated antithesis is represented by the antonyms ayqāẓan (awake) and ruqūd (asleep).[8]" }, { "@type": "balagha:Example", "exampleType": "source", "exampleOf": "ANTITH", "exampleOfName": "Antithesis", "sourceReferences": [ "cite_note-abdul-raof2-10" ], "id": "2UUDP", "url": 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"exampleType": "constructed", "exampleOf": "ANTITH", "exampleOfName": "Antithesis", "id": "VJZPC", "url": "https://al-balagha.com/wiki/ANTITH:_Antithesis#VJZPC", "exampleOfEntity": { "@id": "https://balaghabase.org/entity/Q69" }, "inLanguage": "ar", "arabic": "نعيش في قرية عالمية.", "english": "We live in a global village.", "explanation": "The terms ʿālamiyya (global) and qarya (village) are mutually exclusive in scale yet applied to the same referent simultaneously." }, { "@type": "balagha:Example", "exampleType": "constructed", "exampleOf": "ANTITH", "exampleOfName": "Antithesis", "id": "FDKCQ", "url": "https://al-balagha.com/wiki/ANTITH:_Antithesis#FDKCQ", "exampleOfEntity": { "@id": "https://balaghabase.org/entity/Q69" }, "inLanguage": "ar", "arabic": "يَبْدَأُ الطِّفْلُ حَيَاتَهُ ضَعِيفًا وَيَنْتَهِي شَيْخًا ضَعِيفًا، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ يَمُرُّ بَيْنَهُمَا قَوِيًّا.", "english": "A person begins life weak and ends it weak, yet passes between the two strong.", "explanation": "The 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They know an outward appearance of the worldly life.", "explanation": "The negated antithesis is achieved through the opposition between lā yaʿlamūna (they do not know) and yaʿlamūna (they know) — negated and affirmative forms of the same verb.[8]" }, { "@type": "balagha:Example", "exampleType": "source", "exampleOf": "ANTITH", "exampleOfName": "Antithesis", "id": "DGTCG", "url": "https://al-balagha.com/wiki/ANTITH:_Antithesis#DGTCG", "exampleOfEntity": { "@id": "https://balaghabase.org/entity/Q69" }, "inLanguage": "ar", "arabic": "لا تَعجَبي يا سَلمى مِن رَجُلٍ ضَحِكَ المَشيبُ بِرَأسِهِ فَبَكى", "english": "Dīʿbil Do not be surprised, O Salmā, at a man on whose head hoariness is laughing, but he is weeping.", "explanation": "The apparent opposition is between ḍaḥika (laughing) and bakā (weeping), but the first term is metaphorical." }, { "@type": "balagha:Example", "exampleType": "constructed", "exampleOf": "ANTITH", "exampleOfName": "Antithesis", "id": "B52RD", "url": "https://al-balagha.com/wiki/ANTITH:_Antithesis#B52RD", "exampleOfEntity": { "@id": "https://balaghabase.org/entity/Q69" }, "inLanguage": "ar", "arabic": "لا تَيْأَسْ مِنَ الغَدِ، بَلِ ارْجُهُ.", "english": "Do not despair of tomorrow; rather, hope for it.", "explanation": "The negated antithesis is achieved through the opposition between the negated lā tayʾas (do not despair) and the affirmative irjuhu (hope for it), two verbs from the same semantic field of orientation toward the future." }, { "@type": "balagha:Example", "exampleType": "source", "exampleOf": "ANTITH", "exampleOfName": "Antithesis", "sourceReferences": [ "cite_note-abdul-raof5-16", "cite_note-jawaher2-14" ], "id": "5L43W", "url": "https://al-balagha.com/wiki/ANTITH:_Antithesis#5L43W", "exampleOfEntity": { "@id": "https://balaghabase.org/entity/Q69" }, "inLanguage": "ar", "arabic": "يُحِلُّ لَهُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَيُحَرِّمُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْخَبَائِثَ", "english": "Quran 7:157 He makes lawful for them the good things and forbids them the evil things.", "explanation": "This passage exhibits three ordered oppositions: yuḥillu / yuḥarrimu, lahum / ʿalayhim, and al-ṭayyibāt / al-khabāʾith. It is therefore an example of مقابلة ثلاثة بثلاثة — three against three.[16][14]" }, { "@type": "balagha:Example", "exampleType": "source", "exampleOf": "ANTITH", "exampleOfName": "Antithesis", "sourceReferences": [ "cite_note-nasif-8" ], "id": "YCU74", "url": "https://al-balagha.com/wiki/ANTITH:_Antithesis#YCU74", "exampleOfEntity": { "@id": "https://balaghabase.org/entity/Q69" }, "inLanguage": "ar", "arabic": "فَلْيَضْحَكُوا قَلِيلًا وَلْيَبْكُوا كَثِيرًا", "english": "Quran 9:82 Let them laugh a little and weep much.", "explanation": "This passage exhibits two ordered oppositions: falyadḥakū (let them laugh) / walyabkū (let them weep), and qalīlan (a little) / kathīran (much). It is therefore an example of مقابلة اثنين باثنين — two against two.[8]" }, { "@type": "balagha:Example", "exampleType": "source", "exampleOf": "ANTITH", "exampleOfName": "Antithesis", "sourceReferences": [ "cite_note-abdul-raof1-1", "cite_note-funun2-7", "cite_note-jawaher2-14" ], "id": "UX87B", "url": "https://al-balagha.com/wiki/ANTITH:_Antithesis#UX87B", "exampleOfEntity": { "@id": "https://balaghabase.org/entity/Q69" }, "inLanguage": "ar", "arabic": "فَأَمَّا مَن أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ", "english": "Quran 92:5–10 As for he who gives and fears God and believes in the best reward, We will ease him toward ease. 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It is therefore an example of المقابلة rather than simple الطباق.[1][7][14]" }, { "@type": "balagha:Example", "exampleType": "source", "exampleOf": "ANTITH", "exampleOfName": "Antithesis", "sourceReferences": [ "cite_note-cachia76-15" ], "id": "HDFHT", "url": "https://al-balagha.com/wiki/ANTITH:_Antithesis#HDFHT", "exampleOfEntity": { "@id": "https://balaghabase.org/entity/Q69" }, "inLanguage": "ar", "arabic": "أَزُورُهُمْ وَسَوَادُ اللَّيْلِ يَشْفَعُ لِي وَأَنْثَنِي وَبَيَاضُ الصُّبْحِ يُغْرِي بِي", "english": "al-Mutanabbī I visit them in secret, while the darkness of night intercedes for me, And turn away while the brightness of morning incites against me.", "explanation": "The verse arranges corresponding oppositions across its two hemistichs, including sawād al-layl (the darkness of night) / bayāḍ al-ṣubḥ (the brightness of morning), and yashfaʿu lī (intercedes for me) / yughrī bī (incites against me). 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