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Here's a simple recipe for comic gold. Take the photo of what you were trying to make, and the photo of what you actually made, and place them side by side.
"Juxtapose" traces back to Latin bits meaning "to put or place next to."
Part of speech:
"Juxtapose" is a relatively common word. It's formal, serious, and academic.
"I’m smacked with the smell of frying onions and adrak lehsan. The smell of home juxtaposed with the sweaty, breathless odor of desperation and the taste of rust in my mouth."
Explain the meaning of "juxtapose" without saying "to position side by side" or "to pair in order to invite comparisons and contrasts."
Fill in the blanks: "(Something) is (funny, appealing, interesting, or startling) because it juxtaposes (one thing) with (some other very unexpected thing)."
Try to spend 20 seconds or more on the game below. Don’t skip straight to the review—first, let your working memory empty out.
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