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Juxtaposition in literary terms is the showing contrast by concepts placed side by side. An example of juxtaposition are the quotes "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country", and "Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate", both by John F. Kennedy, who particularly liked juxtaposition as a rhetorical device. [1]
Juxtaposition frames clashing visual elements in order to "deepen the ridicule" with a large incongruity or diminishes the original contrast by taking the visual object into a more fitting situation. [45] Frozen motion pictures an action made static, leaving the viewer to complete the motion in order to complete the premise. [45]
Relief theory suggests humor is a mechanism for pent-up emotions or tension through emotional relief. In this theory, laughter serves as a homeostatic mechanism by which psychological stress is reduced [1] [3] [7] Humor may thus facilitate ease of the tension caused by one's fears, for example.
The juxtaposition between the new and old give Copenhagen a unique personality; from the Copenhagen Opera House and royal Christiansborg Palace to the bow-tie-shaped 8 House and suburb of Ørestad ...
Ancient Greek Orpheus with a violin (invented in the 16th century) rather than a lyre.A 17th-century painting by Cesare Gennari. An anachronism (from the Greek ἀνά ana, 'against' and χρόνος khronos, 'time') is a chronological inconsistency in some arrangement, especially a juxtaposition of people, events, objects, language terms and customs from different time periods.
An example of situational irony: despite the sign above reading "welcome," the sign below threatens unauthorized parking in the area with towing.. Irony, in its broadest sense, is the juxtaposition of what appears to be the case on the surface and what is actually the case or to be expected.
Repetition is the essential comedic device and is often used in combination with other devices to reinforce them. The "callback" in comedy writing—in which a statement or theme is recalled as the punchline or close of a scene—is a classic example of the tension and release that are possible using repetition. It is also the basis for ...
The point is that the metaphorical application or reconstruction in visual metaphor is made by means of visual tools, forms and compositions. Shimon Levi's and Arieh Cohen Ship Building (known also as Boat House) is an example of visual metaphor: its source is a ship, its target is a building, and the building is ship shaped. [1]