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"If I live to be as old as Sibylla, I will die as chaste as Diana, unless I be obtained by the manner of my father's will..." (lines 101-103) |
Allusion |
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Allusion |
a reference to something in literature, history, mythology, religious texts, etc. considered common knowledge |
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"Mark you this, Bassanio, the devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul producing holy witness is like a villain with a smiling cheek, A goodly apple rotten at the heart: O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath! (lines 93-98) |
Simile |
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Simile |
a figure of speech in which two seemingly unlike things are compared. The comparison is made explicit by the use of like or as. |
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" I will go before, sir. Mistress, look out at window, for all this: There will come a Christian boy, will be worth a Jewess' eye. (lines 40-43) |
Dramatic Irony |
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Dramatic Irony |
When the audience of a work knows information that one or more of the characters does/do not. |
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"... Never so rich a gem was set in worse than gold..." (lines 54-55) |
Metaphor |
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Metaphor |
a figure of speech which makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things (without the use of like or as) |
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"Why, that's the lady; all the world desires her; |
Hyperbole |
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Hyperbole |
an exaggeration for emphasis or humorous effect |
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"I think they call the place; a very dangerous flat and fatal, where the carcasses of many a tall ship lie buried, as they say, if my gossip Report be an honest woman of her word. (lines 4-7) |
Personification |
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Personification |
a figure of speech in which human qualities are given to an animal, object, or abstract concept. |
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"I'll have my bond; I will not hear thee speak: I'll have my bond; and therefore speak no more. |
Repetition |
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Repetition |
A literary device used to make words or thoughts clearer of to place greater emphasis on what is being said |
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Deus Ex Machina |
an unexpected act or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, especially as a contrived plot device in a play or novel |
