Juxtaposition, Antithesis, and Oxymoron as taught by: Simeon Black Schemes and Tropes Scheme-Set way to interpret a phrase or sentence Trope-Subjective interpretation to a phrase or sentence Juxtaposition Placing two or more things side by side with the intent of comparing or contrasting them Ex. Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, servants and nobles, etc. Scheme Antithesis Direct opposite of someone or something else Ex. "We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." (Martin Luther King, Jr., speech at St. Louis, 1964) Scheme Oxymoron Contradictory phrase Ex. Jumbo shrimp, all alone, Icy Hot, happy Monday, etc. Trope Were You Listening????? School and work Freezer burn We can live in peace or die in strife
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