IB English A Lang & Lit Topic Paradox, Juxtaposition & Friends Revision Notes (SL/HL)

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Juxtaposition, Paradox and Friends

These techniques create tension and highlight inner conflict.
They expose how ideas and emotions can coexist, even when they appear to clash.

Why Each Device Works Differently

Paradox interrupts expectations and prompts closer thought. It reveals the complexity of ideas like freedom, love, or truth.
Juxtaposition draws attention to contrast: old vs. new, rich vs. poor, calm vs. chaos.
Oxymoron compresses contradiction into two words, creating immediate tension.
Antithesis sets one extreme against another in a parallel structure, making contrast explicit and memorable.

Paradox: Contradictions That Reveal Truth

Definition

Paradox

A statement that seems self-contradictory or impossible, but reveals a deeper truth or insight.

On closer reading, they expose internal conflict, emotional complexity, or uncomfortable truths.

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Juxtaposition, Paradox and Friends

These techniques create tension and highlight inner conflict.
They expose how ideas and emotions can coexist, even when they appear to clash.

Why Each Device Works Differently

Paradox interrupts expectations and prompts closer thought. It reveals the complexity of ideas like freedom, love, or truth.
Juxtaposition draws attention to contrast: old vs. new, rich vs. poor, calm vs. chaos.
Oxymoron compresses contradiction into two words, creating immediate tension.
Antithesis sets one extreme against another in a parallel structure, making contrast explicit and memorable.

Paradox: Contradictions That Reveal Truth

Definition

Paradox

A statement that seems self-contradictory or impossible, but reveals a deeper truth or insight.

On closer reading, they expose internal conflict, emotional complexity, or uncomfortable truths.

Definition

Paywall

(on a website) an arrangement whereby access is restricted to users who have paid to subscribe to the site.

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IB English A Lang & Lit Paradox, Juxtaposition & Friends Notes

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Juxtaposition, Paradox and Friends

Why Each Device Works Differently

Paradox: Contradictions That Reveal Truth

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Juxtaposition, Paradox and Friends

Why Each Device Works Differently

Paradox: Contradictions That Reveal Truth

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