Binary Oppositions is two opposite ‘things’ that are presented in such a way that you compare them with each other. An example of this is in Blinded by the Light by the representation of Pakistan versus English and a further example is in Bombshell by women versus men.
| concept | strongly agree | agree | neutral | disagree | strongly disagree | opposite concept |
| white | X | black | ||||
| positive | X | negative | ||||
| poor | X | rich | ||||
| male | X | female | ||||
| cramped | X | empty | ||||
| supporting of government | X | critisising of government | ||||
| happy | X | sad | ||||
| unemployed | X | employed | ||||
| young | X | old | ||||
| protesting | X | accepting | ||||
| urban | X | rural |