English Hamlet test (copy)

Metaphor

A direct relationship where one thing or idea substitutes for another.

Simile

A rhetorical device used to compare two things typically using the words like or as

Personification

something non-human like an object or animal is given human characteristics, actions or emotions

Hyperbole

A description which exaggerates.

Allusion

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it; An indirect or passing reference

Foreshadowing

Where future events in a story are suggested by the author before they happen.

Dramatic irony

A literary device where the audience knows more than the characters in a story

Antithesis

A literary device that juxtaposes two contrasting ideas in a sentence using parallel structure

Epithet

A descriptive phrase used to characterize a person or a thing, can be used alongside the thing or in it’s place.

Comic Relief

Insertion of light humor between tragic scenes to make the audience feel relief.

Foil

Reveals information, traits, values or motivations of one character through the comparison and contrast of another character

Catharsis

An emotional discharge through which one can achieve a state of moral or spiritual renewal, or achieve a state of liberation from anxiety/stress

Hamartia

A tragic flaw or error that leads to the character’s downfall

Poetic justice

A story in which good triumphs over evil or bad deeds are punished while good deeds are rewarded

Deus ex machina

A literary device that uses an unexpected event or character to resolve a conflict

Prose

A passage that does not follow A consistent poetic rhythm

Verse

The structure of the rhythmic language

Iambic Pentameter

A type of rhythm and poetry, where each line is made up of 10 syllables, alternating between unstressed and stress syllables

Soliloquy

character speaks there thoughts out loud usually when there alone on stage