antithesis; parallel structure
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antithesis; parallel structure
literaryA classical Chinese rhetorical device where two phrases or clauses are structurally parallel and semantically complementary or contrasting. It is a defining feature of regulated verse (律诗) and parallel prose (骈文).
Chén沉
zhōu舟
cè侧
pàn畔
qiān千
fān帆
guò过
，
bìng病
shù树
qián前
tóu头
wàn万
mù木
chūn春
。
Beside the sunken boat, a thousand sails pass; Before the stricken tree, ten thousand saplings spring.
Xià下
bǐ笔
qiān千
yán言
，
lí离
tí题
wàn万
lǐ里
。
He writes a thousand words, but strays ten thousand miles from the point.
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Duì对
ǒu偶
shì是
gǔ古
shī诗
cí词
zhōng中
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
xiū修
cí辞
shǒu手
fǎ法
。
Antithesis is a common rhetorical device in classical poetry.
Zhè这
fù副
duì对
lián联
yùn运
yòng用
le了
jīng精
miào妙
de的
duì对
ǒu偶
。
This couplet employs exquisite parallelism.