Contrast & juxtaposition
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What is contrast?
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Opposite ideas or words set against each other.
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What is juxtaposition?
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Placing two things side by side so each sharpens the other.
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What does contrast do?
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Makes each side look sharper and points to a difference.
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Where does the effect of a contrast live?
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In the gap between the two sides.
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‘best year and the worst’ — what is it?
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Contrast — opposite ideas set against each other.
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Why place two things side by side?
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The nearness makes the gap between them hit harder.
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How do you analyse a contrast?
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Name both sides + what the gap makes the reader feel.
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Contrast vs juxtaposition?
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Contrast = opposite ideas; juxtaposition = placing things side by side.
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Why does a wedding next to an empty chair work?
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The joy sharpens the sense of loss.
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Commonest contrast mistake?
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Spotting a contrast but not explaining the gap.
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