Rhetorical question and Antithesis

We talked about sintactic stylistic devices.

And i want to study more detailed rhetorical question and antithesis. I like these SDs, i understand them better than others and they are more interesting for me.

Rhetorical question

- A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected. the answer may be obvious or immediately provided by the questionier.

In simple words Rhetorical question are those, which do not expect any answer for you. They are just used ti provoke your thoughts. In some cases, it can be used to poke fun as well. As a part of figure of speech, rhetoric question have its own importance in language and literature. Thought it might appear to be senseless and irrelevant.

Some examples:

"If a cow laughed real hard, would milk come out her nose?"

"If  love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?"

"Why are cigarettes sold in gas station when smoking is prohibited there?"

I'm not sure, but i think that this is rhetorical question too...

Antithesis

- A figure of speech which contrast ideas, words and concepts in one sentence.

Antithesis is used in literature to portray two opposites. This usually takes the form of two characters with opposite personalities, but can also applied to places and odjects.

Some examples:

"Many are called, but few are chosen"

"Money is root of all evils: poverty is the fruit of all goodness"

"Integrity without knowledge is weak an useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadfull"

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-rhetorical-question.htm

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