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In music a juxtaposition is an abrupt change of elements.
More generally, a juxtaposition is when two things are placed next to one another. In film the position of shots next to one another is intended to create meaning within the audiences mind.
Juxtaposition in literature occurs when two images that are otherwise not commonly brought together appear side by side or structural close together - thereby creating the reader to stop and reconsider the meaning of the text through the contrasting images/ideas/motifs.
Modernist poetry played extensivley with juxtaposing images, inserting unrelated fragments togther in order to create wonder and interest in readers.
