Juxtaposition

Juxtaposition literary refers to a placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side to side, as a juxtaposition of words. In art, this is usually done to bring out a specific quality or creating an effect, especially when two contrasting or opposing elements are used . It is also to make a clear view of the differences and similarity of the object.

Here's a few example of what juxtaposition is...





sources: wikipedia.com, drawsketch.about.com, google images.

CLASS EXERCISE
We did a little word play exercise which I find to be quite fun n creative.The first thing we need to do is choose 3 numbers from 1-100 and write them down. We are then given a list of words with numbers beside them. The next step is to match the words' number with the numbers you chosen and write down the words.

1.Flower

2.Lightning
3.Ice
4.Light
5.Fire
6.Duck
7.Dog
8.Oil
9.Leave
0.Fly
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0.Head
9.Rain
8.Wood
7.Tree
6.Spider
5.Root
4.Mountain
3.Wind
2.Rock
1.Water

The number I've chosen are 29, 70, and 35.
So the words are:
1) 29- Lightning, Rain
2) 70- Dog, Head
3) 35- Ice, Root

Next, our lecturer told us to form a sentence using those words that have been chosen.

1) My little sister is scare of the lightning when it rain.
2) That silly dog just hit it's head on the lamp post.
3) I like to drink my ice lemon tea with some ginseng root.

Then we were asked to draw out the sentences we just wrote.


After that, we were then asked again to this time, combine the two words and draw its exact meaning.


For the next exercise, we were asked to choose two animal and combine them together to form a species that is quite impossible to survive. And it had to be part head/part tail. Here's mine~

Tadaa~ it's a chickifish( chicken+fish)!!

Exercise 3:

1. Create a passage / writing that describe the concept of "love" , chili as metaphor.

• Love is like a chili. It can spice up our lives like a chili can with our taste buds. Some may find it too hard to handle while others love the tantalizing feeling it gives.

Life and Candle

• Life is like a candle. Slowly getting shorter and shorter as time passes by. It is also fragile, a little wind just mind blow the life away so appreciate before its too late.

Pain and Ice-cream

• Pain is when you bite onto an ice-cream, and a sudden sharpness just pierced through you,so hurtful that it is unbearable.