Literary Devices (R&J)

The study of metrical form; patterns comprised of stressed and unstressed syllables.

After reading an intense scene, the author will sometimes implement __________ to ease tension.

"But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?" This line is an example of...

"Everybody in the company has their own cuticle." "Cuticle" should be...

A character who contrasts with another character to highlight qualities of the other character

When a character speaks to an inanimate object.

The Italian (or Petrarchan) ______ is divided by a pause into OCTAVE & SESTET.

Juliet, on her balcony, delivering a speech to herself. This is an example of a...

"New obesity study looks for larger test group" This is an example of a...

Darth Vader, aka Anakin Skywalker is....

Mr. K needs to shave his beard

"Santa's helpers are subordinate Clauses" is an example of....

Jumbo Shrimp is an example of...

"A horse is a very stable animal" is an example of a....

“Twinkle, twinkle, little star,How I wonder what you are" is an example of...

An idea, a pattern, or element running throughout a work of art, forming part of the main theme

"Love is a battlefield" is an example of a...

Pedro's tacos is better than Las Golondrinas.

The speaker uses literary devices like metaphor, etc. to describe his lover's totally hot bod.

How old is Mr. K?

The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.

an extended metaphor

"Everybody in the company has their own cuticle." This is an example of...