Shakespeare literary devices

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A comparison between two dissimilar things without using the words like or as

A measure of writing that utilizes 5 pairs of stressed and unstressed syllables to create 10 syllables per line.

Language and descriptions that appeal to the 5 senses.

A character who provides a strong contrast to another character.

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

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

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