All 4 Uses of
contrast
in
Life of Pi
- The dialogue zips along, crackling with tension. The descriptions burst with colour, contrast and telling detail.
Chpt A.N.contrast = difference
- The contrast between its purple bracts and the red flowers of the tree was very pretty.
Chpt 25-28contrast = notable difference
- The weird contrast between the bright, striped, living orange of his coat and the inert white of the boat's hull was incredibly compelling.
Chpt 53-56 *
- Worse, there was the contrast between the frantic activity of the poor sailor and the gentle repose of his leg at the bottom of the boat.
Chpt 97-100
Definition:
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(contrast as in: there is a contrast) a difference -- especially a notable difference; or the side-x-side arrangement of things that draws attention to an unmissable difference