The Slavic antithesis is a stylistic device used in Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegrin, and Macedonian epic poetry. It is usually implemented at the beginning of the poem and consists of three parts: a question is asked, then a negative answer is given, and finally the real explanation is provided. The first two parts of the Slavic antithesis are usually similar, while the last verse differs. The first two parts are descriptive and are simply there to increase the power of the third part. Many poems use the same descriptive lines while only changing the last line.