Affirmative antithesis joins opposed meanings without making the negation of the same action the main device. “He gives life and causes death” contrasts two related acts.
Negative antithesis emphasizes a positive and negative form of a related act or an imperative/prohibition contrast. “They know” and “they do not know” is a representative structure.
TypeCharacteristic
AffirmativeOpposed meanings without simple direct negation
NegativePositive and negative forms of related meaning
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Introduction to ʿIlm al-Badīʿ: Ṭibāq and Muqābalah
Affirmative antithesis joins opposed meanings without making the negation of the same action the main device. “He gives life and causes death” contrasts two related acts.
Negative antithesis emphasizes a positive and negative form of a related act or an imperative/prohibition contrast. “They know” and “they do not know” is a representative structure.
TypeCharacteristic
AffirmativeOpposed meanings without simple direct negation
NegativePositive and negative forms of related meaning