Juxtaposition

Juxtaposition is...

• The figurative comparison between two unlike things

• Placing two things side by side, usually to show contrast

• A position on the football field

• What readers do when they compare and contrast

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Consider the following idiom: “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Why is this also a juxtaposition example?

• In this case, dogs are being personified as able to learn tricks

• The reverse psychology of this proverb implies that you can indeed learn new things when you’ve gotten older.

• The contrast between old and new demonstrates the difficulty of learning new things at an old age or after getting stuck in one’s ways.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Why would a writer use juxtaposition?

• To surprise the reader

• To create startling contrasts between two objects or ideas

• To control the pacing of a text

• To add a sense of musicality

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What rhetorical aspect does juxtaposition rely on for meaning?

• Persuasion

• Comparison and Contrast

• Analysis

• Explication

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is an example of juxtaposition?

• A loud woman dating a loud man

• A quiet man dating a quieter woman

• A quiet man dating a loud woman

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Example: "There is darkness and light within all of us."

• metaphor
• allusion
• juxtaposition
• alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5