Lesson 5: Juxtaposition

Lesson 5

Juxtaposition can be defined as the act of positioning 2 or more different words together that relate them together, especially to show comparison and contrast. There is a movie name ‘Orphan’ which directed by Jaume Collet-Serra in 2009.



There is juxtaposition in this movie. Actually the young girl name Esther is a blood crime murderer. She is a abnormal in a physical and mentality. The already kill a few family and try to seduce the man in the family. Then, if she failed to do that, she will start killing everyone in the house. Before that, she look just like a pretty little princess than well taught with manners and discipline, but in the end, she turns out to be the one which are very terrify and horror.

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Lesson 5
Juxtaposition Exercise

MAN- GOLDFISH TIED WITH SHARK FIN
Man is like goldfish tied with shark fin. Although they are not the best from inside but they still trying to be the best from outside.

LOVE- A CUP OF TEA
Love is like a cup of tea. They don’t seem to be bitter and they are not sweet at all. Is depends on how sweet you want it to be by adding sugar.

LOVE- CREDIT CARDS
Love is like credit cards. When you using the credit cards, it is easy for you but after that, you will feel the burden in it by paying all the bills.

HAPPINESS- CLOCKS
Happiness is like clocks. The clocks ticks and the time fly. Happiness will not last long because if there is happiness there sure will be sadness, just like the clocks that start from 12 and end up being at 12 again.

PAIN- ICE-CREAM
Pain is like ice-cream. Time is need for pain to melt down just like ice-cream, melting slowly.

LIFE- BURNING FIRE
Life is like burning fire. When you are young, you are strong enough to do everything but when you get old, you can’t do anything just like the burning fire. Once there is nothing for them to burn down, they will poof gone!