From John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalt
y of faithful friends. United, there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. Divided, there is little we can do—for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder. Identify an example of antithesis in this passage.
<u>Antithesis</u> is a rethorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together so as to achieve a contrasting effect, generally by introducing a parallel structure of the contrasted phrases.
In this case, an example of <u>antithesis</u> in this passage is the use of "united" and "divided," because the sentences introduced by these words share the same structure and express contrast.