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Identify the figure of speech used on the below lines.   "So foul and fair a day I have not seen."

Identify the figure of speech used on the below lines.   "So foul and fair a day I have not seen." Correct Answer Antithesis

The correct answer is: Antithesis
Key Points
  • Let us take a look at the sentence, "So foul and fair a day I have not seen."
  • Antithesis a figure of speech in which opposites or strongly contrasting ideas are placed in sharp juxtaposition.
  • Here "fair" and "foul" are placed beside one another.
  • "Fair" and "Foul" are contradictory in meaning.
  • Thus, the figure of speech used is an Antithesis.
​Additional Information
  • Anticlimax refers to a figure of speech in which statements gradually descend in order of importance.
    • ​He lost his family, his car, and his cell phone.
  • An allegory is a term for a figure of speech in which a story or picture has a hidden meaning.
  • Alliteration is a figure of speech in which the same sound is repeated in a group of words.
    • ​Example: seashoreShe sells sea shells on the sea shore.

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