EOC Review - Literary Devices & Theater Terms

A typical character that seems to represent such universal patterns of human nature.

Exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis:  "A greenhouse of flowers arrived at noon."

an advance hint of what is to come later in the story

What literary device is this:  "A I nodded, nearly napping."

One actor, alone on stage, speaking his inner thoughts to the audience.

writing used to expose and criticize society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule

An object in a story or poem that has a deeper meaning beyond itself.

What literary device is this:  "The river is a snake that coils back on itself."

an interruption in the sequence of events in a novel to insert a story from the past 

Two characters on stage having a conversation.

A story in which ideas and principles are represented by characters, figures and events.

A comment made to the audience or another character in secret, a "stage whisper."

a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly but may contain some truth

What literary device is this:  "The ladies dresses billowed like the sails of a ship."

A long speech given by one actor, to the audience or to other characters.

a short story typically with a moral lesson at the end