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Identify the figure of speech in the below sentence. John Milton has said that, ‘It is better to reign in hell, than to serve in heaven’.

Identify the figure of speech in the below sentence. John Milton has said that, ‘It is better to reign in hell, than to serve in heaven’. Correct Answer Antithesis

The given sentence has a contrasting set of emotions through the mentioning of phrases, ‘reigning in hell’ and ‘serving in heaven’. Thus, the sentence employs Antithesis.

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