Juxtaposition: Placing two elements side by side to highlight their differences or create a new meaning through contrast.
How to apply it: Analyze how juxtaposition of characters, scenes, or images produces irony, tension, or thematic depth.
Course: AP English Literature · Unit: Short Fiction II
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