EOC Review - Literary Devices & Theater Terms

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a short story typically with a moral lesson at the end

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

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

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