Name the figure of speech in this line.
"Man proposes, God disposes."

AntithesisCorrect answerYour answerSimileCorrect answerYour answerPersonificationCorrect answerYour answerOnomatopoeiaCorrect answerYour answer

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Two opposite ideas are set side by side in matching halves: what man plans and what God decides. That balance of opposites is antithesis.

Worth noting

An oxymoron puts opposites in two words ("bitter sweet"). Antithesis sets them in two balanced parts of a sentence.

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Ten questions from Figures of speech, at your own pace.

Name the figure of speech in this line."Man proposes, God disposes."