Question

What does this line from Charles wingspanens’s A Tale of Two Cities exemplify?

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.


A. antithesis

B. metaphor

C. metonymy

D. parody

Answer 1

@brittanydosey

Answer 2

@just_one_last_goodbye

Answer 3

@Tlynn514

Answer 4

hey need help?

Answer 5

yess please

Answer 6

First off Welcome to Openstudy ^_^ and brb give me like 5 min.

Answer 7

kk thnxx and ok

Answer 8

@Heather_theginger

Answer 9

First off do you have any Ideas or any ideas of which one is wrong?

Answer 10

im pretty sure it isnt a

Answer 11

well B should be our first answer to get rid of because a Metaphor is comparing 2 or more things without using like or as. Sounds like a simile but a simile uses like or as.

Answer 12

right right

Answer 13

Is doesn't seem right as well because it's suppose to replace subjects to seem indirect to it's target. Understood?

Answer 14

yehpp

Answer 15

So that leaves us to A and D

Answer 16

im leaning towards D more than A

Answer 17

And D is wrong because Parody is to be an imitation but a slight difference from an author, artist, singer, etc. for example The movie frozen "let it go" and then someone uses that song to sound like something different.

Answer 18

ohhh so its A? i didnt even think tht as a possibility as being the answer huh guess its rite lol thnxx a bunch

Answer 19

no prob ^_^

Answer 20

and answer choice is to be opposite of topics and we see it's saying good day and bad day.

Answer 21

right

Answer 22

I mean best of times and worst of times which are opposites

Answer 23

thnxx ^_^