Question

Read the excerpt.

We shall not always expect to find them supporting our view. But we shall always hope to find them strongly supporting their own freedom—and to remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.

Which phrases make this statement from John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address an example of antithesis?
strongly supporting and foolishly sought


we shall not always and we shall always


riding the back of the tiger and ended up inside


supporting our view and supporting their own freedom

Answer 1

The phrase "we shall not always and we shall always" is an example of antithesis. The definition of antithesis is saying something that is the opposite of what was mentioned earlier. An antithesis includes phrases that contradict each other. We shall and shall not are contradictions.

Answer 2

An antithesis is the use of contrasting or opposing ideas or phrases in the same paragraph. In this case, the phrases that represent an example of an antithesis is B: we shall not always and we shall always. This phrase indicates an opposition that states that we should not always do something, but at the same time, in contrast, we shall always do something.