Technique
Juxtaposition
From Latin juxta (near) + positio (placement). The structural principle behind antithesis, montage, and much modernist poetic technique.
Definition
The placement of two contrasting elements side by side so that their differences are heightened by proximity.
Example
Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience: 'The Lamb' and 'The Tyger' juxtapose naivety and dangerous energy.