Juxtaposition is one of the most commonly used literary techniques. This kind of literary techniques is used to put two ideas, concepts, characters or the actions of the characters, places side by side in the poem or the story in which it is used.

This is done for the readers of the poems or the narrations to make comparisons or the contrasts between the ideas and the concepts which have been placed side by side.

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A Lion asleep in his lair was woken up by a Mouse running over his face. Losing his temper he seized it with his paw and was abo

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So basically what happened is that the lion - the king of the jungle and a big creature - was annoyed by the little mouse and was about to kill it. However, he saved its life because he thought the mouse was funny and thought that the little critter can't possibly help him in any way in the future. It turns out that he was proven wrong by the mouse when it saved his life when was caught in the trap.

The theme of the story - as seen in the fable - is about not judging immediately. The littlest things in life will unexpectedly have a great impact in the future.

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2 years ago

Which of the following is an example of cause and effect?

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2 years ago

Read the passage.

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<span>Royalty there demanded protection from the sun, and people developed the umbrella for this purpose.

In these sentences, the creation of the umbrella happened for a very specific purpose. Using the conjunction "and", following the reason for its creation helps to connect the two events clearly. </span>

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