Read the extract below and answer the following questions
A little learning is a dangerous thing:
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring
The shallow droughts intoxicate the brain
And drinking largely sobers us again
Lines 3 and 4 illustrate
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antithesis
- oxymoron
- anti-climax
- metonymy
The correct answer is: A
Explanation
In lines 3 and 4, two contrasting ideas were placed side by side and this is a vivid feature of antithesis.