12.4 DN Juxtaposition

What is the definition of juxtaposition in literature?

• The use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities.

• The placement of two or more ideas, characters, actions, settings, phrases, or words side by side or in similar narrative moments for the purpose of comparison, contrast, or character development.

• A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Read the following excerpt: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." What literary technique is being used here?

• Metaphor

• Juxtaposition

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

In the sentence "The calm lake was a mirror of the stormy sky," identify the contrasting elements that are juxtaposed.

• Lake and sky

• Calm and stormy

• Mirror and sky

• Lake and mirror

Consider the following excerpt: "She was a bright light in the dark room." Which elements are being juxtaposed?

• Bright and light

• She and room

• Bright and dark

• Light and room

Which of the following sentences best illustrates the use of juxtaposition?

• The sun set slowly, painting the sky with hues of orange and pink.

• The silence was deafening in the empty room.

• The young and the old sat together, sharing stories of their vastly different lives.

• The cat purred softly as it slept on the windowsill.