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Antithesis |
Placing a sentence, or part of a sentence, near its opposite to form a balanced idea of contrast. |
"Give me liberty or give me death" "Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins" |
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Aside |
A remark or passage meant to be heard by the audience but not other characters on stage. |
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Blank Verse |
Verse/Iambic Pentameter without rhyme |
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Diction |
The author's choice of words and literary devices that combine to create meaning. (Formal, Middle, Informal, Poetic) |
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Monologue |
The characters addresses a (silent) audience so as to reveal a dramatic situation and the character's nature |
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Elision |
Removal of a part (syllable or letters) of a word and insertion of an apostrophe |
"Set honor in one eye and death i' th' other" (Caesar 1.2.94) |
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End-stopped line |
A poetic line that has a pause at the end, often marked by punctuation. |
"September rain falls on the house" |
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Foreshadowing |
A verbal warning or dramatic hint that suggests what is to come later. |
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Iambic Pentameter |
Metrical pattern in poetry which consists of five iambic feet per line (10 syllables) Only found in verse |
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Implied Metaphor |
Compared two things without using like or as and doesn't mention one off the items directly |
"Samuel brayed his refusal to leave the party peacefully" (Samuel » donkey) "Tony tucked his tail and ran" (Tony » scared dog) |
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Imagery |
A word, phrase, or figure of speech that addresses the senses. Sights, sounds, smells, tastes, feelings, or actions. |
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Metaphor |
Comparing two things without using like or as |
"I had fallen through a trapdoor of depression" |
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Extended Metaphor |
A sustained comparison in which part or all of a poem consists of a series of related metaphors. |
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Metonymy |
A type of metaphor in which something closely associated with a subject is substituted for it. |
The crown » the king The track » horse racing The silver screen » motion pictures |
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Syndoche |
(Sin+eck+dough+key) A kind of metaphor in which a part of something is used to represent the whole |
"Cleveland won by six points" (the team v. the state) |
