Hamlet Literary Devices 1718

Writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme.

A lyric poem of 14 lines with a set of rhyme scheme (abab cdcd efef gg).

The repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are nearby

A plot device in which the audience or reader knows more than the characters on stage.

A type of meter in poetry--5 couplets (10 syllables) per line.

A reference to a well-known historical event or character.

When a character delivers a long speech to another (or several) character on stage.

Language and descriptions that appeal to the 5 senses.

A character's remark, either to the audience or to another character, no one else hears it.

The outcome of a situation is the opposite of what was expected.

A character (typically minor) with generalized traits.

Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without rhyme.

A comparison between two dissimilar things without using the words: like, as, than or resembles

An author's clues that hint at events that will occur later in the plot

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

A character who provides a strong contrast to another character.

A speech by a person who is talking to themselves-disclosing the character's innermost thoughts

A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or a two words that sound alike.

A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant.

A comparison between two dissimilar things using the words like, as, than or resembles.