Act 4 studyguide

Metaphor

Make a comparison without using like or as - “Time is money”

hyperbole

Extreme exaggeration - “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse”

Anaphora

Repeating words or phrases at the beginning of multiple sentences, phrases, or clauses - “We shall fight… We shall win…”

Allusion

Reference to something famous - “He’s a real Romeo”

rhetorical question

A question asked to make a point—not to get an actual answer

alliteration

Repetition of the same starting sound in a series of words - “Peter Piper picked…”

Simile

Comparing using "like" or "as" - “Brave like a lion”

consonance

Repeating consonant sounds

Apostrophe

Talking to someone or something that isn't there

Juxtaposition

Placing opposites side by side; making a contrast

Interjection

Sudden exclamation - “Wow! Oh no! Hey!”

Personification

Giving human traits to non-humans - “The wind whispered”

Paradox

A sentence that contradicts itself - “I know one thing: that I know nothing”

Foreshadow

Hinting at future events

Colloquialism

informal language

Antithesis

Opposites in the same sentence to make a point stronger - "Give me liberty, or give me death."

Hamartia

Fatal Flaw

Pith

the core or essence

Imminent

about to happen

Rabble

noisy crowd

Obscure

unclear or hidden

Laud

song of praise