noun · academic
juxtaposition
/ˌdʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃən/jux·ta·po·SI·tion
the act of placing things side by side for comparison or contrast
Examples
“The film's power comes from the juxtaposition of beauty and decay.”
“A striking juxtaposition of old and new buildings defines the city centre.”
“The curator highlighted the juxtaposition of rustic craft and industrial materials.”
Band 8 sentence
“The curator relied on the careful juxtaposition of archival footage and contemporary interviews to interrogate the museum's narrative.”
Collocations
- juxtaposition of
- striking juxtaposition
- juxtaposition with
Word family
Common mistakes
The artist juxtaposed different pictures together.→The artist juxtaposed different pictures.
He made a good juxtaposition for the two images.→He made a striking juxtaposition of the two images.
Say it for a higher band
5side‑by‑side→6contrast→7+juxtaposition
Synonyms
contrast
Easily confused
contrast
“The contrast between light and dark in the painting is dramatic.”
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