Question

Compose your own antithetical parallels by completing these lines. The first line is given, and you are to compose the second line. The second line should contrast with the first line.
The lake is clear and blue,

Answer 1

Unlike the sky which is cloudy and dark. Ready for a storm.

Answer 2

Answer:

The lake is clear and blue while the sky remains dark and cloudy, ready for a thunderstorm.

Explanation:

Antithetical parallels are the words that seems to contrast each other. The first part of the couplet/ sentence represents a theme that contrasts the theme of the second part of the couplet/ sentence. Antithetical parallelisms are most commonly found in the Bible, like Romans 6:23 "The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life, in Christ Jesus our Lord". Here, the first part of the couplet talks of death whereas the adjoining couplet immediately follows with a promise of eternal life.

Thus, the antithetical parallel for the given sentence will be

The lake is clear and blue while the sky remains dark and cloudy, ready for a thunderstorm.