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figure of speech that combines contradictory terms
Ex: jumbo shrimp, loving hate |
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speaking one's thoughts out loud without addressing any character specifically
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a long speech given alone
ex: Jay Leno, David Letterman, SNL |
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| a comment made to audience not heard by other characters on stage |
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comparing two unlike things NOT using the words "like" or "as"
Ex: Juliet is the sun. |
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comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
Ex: Her hair is bright like the sun |
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play on words...suggests multiple meanings
Ex: What time do you go to the dentist? Tooth-hurty!! |
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when the audience knows something that the characters in the play do not know
Ex: WE know R&J get married, but many characters in the play do not know this. |
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humorous pause in a serious literary work
Ex: The nurse |
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Characters who serve as a contrast to each other
Ex: Tybalt/Benvolio, Nurse/Lady Capulet |
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giving human characteristics to a non-human thing
Ex: The rain tiptoed on the windowsill. (Rain doesn't tiptoe...) |
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a reference
Ex: In Act II, Shakespeare alludes to Cleopatra |
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| a hint or clue to let the reader know what may happen in the future |
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