Literary Devices in Shakespeare

 gives human attributes to nonhuman things or ideas

a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using like or as

the art or practice of using symbols to express or suggest something invisible or intangible

a rhythm structure that combines unstressed and stressed syllables in groups of five

a “play on words”

when a speaker speaks something contradictory to what he intends to say

a long speech by one character to other characters, or a crowd

a short comment a a character delivers directly to the audience or himself, while other actors appear not to hear

a literary device that uses figurative language to create sensory or emotional images in the reader's mind

a hint to readers something that is to follow or appear later in a story

intentionally using a word or phrase for effect, two or more times in a speech or written work

a literary device that creates a contradiction between appearance and reality in a story or poem

a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying that one thing is the other

the act of a character speaking their thoughts aloud, often when they’re by themselves but sometimes with others around

the audience’s or reader’s understanding of events or individuals in a work surpasses that of its characters

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words, such as "kids' coats" or "Peter Piper"