Examples
Common sense is not so common – Voltaire
Kings it makes gods, and meaner
creatures Kings. -- Shakespeare, Richard III, Act V, Scene ii, Line 24
Live and let live.
Nothing will come of nothing – Shakespeare, King Lear
Weep no more, woeful shepherds weep no more. – John Milton
Blood hath bought blood, and blows have answer'd blows:/ Strength match'd with strength, and power confronted power.--- Shakespeare, King John, 2.1.329-30
What language pattern defines an epanalepsis? How is the quote from John Milton different from the other examples of epanalepsis?
Success makes men proud; failure makes them wise.
Extremism in defense of liberty is no
vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. -- Barry Goldwater.
In order that all men may be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that
all likewise should learn to hear it. --Samuel
Johnson
It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues. —Abraham Lincoln
One small step for a man, one giant leap for all mankind. – Neil Armstrong
Those who have been left out, we will try to bring in. Those who have been left behind, we will help to catch up.
To err is human, to forgive divine. – Alexander Pope
What language pattern defines an antithesis? Can the word “antithesis” be broken down into a prefix and a root? (What does “anti” mean?)