Juxtaposition in Literature and Art

To place far apart

To place next to

To oppose directly

To combine into one

To create a sense of harmony

To highlight similarities between elements

To draw attention to comparisons and contrasts

To simplify complex ideas

The canvas and the frame

The blue and orange colors

The painting style and subject matter

The artist's intention and viewer's interpretation

Light and shadow

The giant leaf and the small sphere

The foreground and background

The painting technique and subject matter

As busy as a bee

All's fair in love and war

The early bird catches the worm

Actions speak louder than words

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TRADITIONAL LECTURE W/ NOTETAKING

They are completely different literary devices

Juxtaposition is a type of metaphor because it dramatizes one experience by placing it beside another

Metaphors always contain juxtaposition

Juxtaposition is more effective than metaphor in literature

"Myth" by Natasha Trethewey

"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare

"The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

It brings attention to the recurrence and complexity of grief

It creates a sense of resolution and acceptance

It highlights the humor in grief

It demonstrates how time heals emotional wounds

By using rhyming couplets throughout the poem

By describing the mother's physical appearance in detail

By flipping the lines of the poem upside down to show a reversal of roles and emotions

By avoiding any mention of personal feelings