: This is a pretty classic example of antithesis: a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly

This is a pretty classic example of antithesis:

a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other, such as â€œhatred stirs up strife, but love covers all" [NOAD]

There is additionally a slight chiastic structure, a reversal of order: "I was X ... something made me Y .."

As well, there is some hint of prosody and symmetry: The first clause has four strong beats, and so does the second.

And, finally, there is some alliteration: "misery made me" ...

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