5806390392 | Analogy | A literary device that creates a relationship based on parallels or connections between two ideas | 0 | |
5806390393 | Anaphora | The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences | 1 | |
5806390394 | Aside | A short remark usually directed to the audience and not intended to be heard by other characters on the stage | 2 | |
5806390395 | Assonance | Two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds- primarily used in poetry to establish rythm | 3 | |
5806390396 | Consonance | Refers to repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase | 4 | |
5806390397 | Doppelganger | A ghost or shadow of a person but now days it refers to a person that is a look alike of another person | 5 | |
5806390398 | Foil | A character who serves as a contrast to another character | 6 | |
5806390399 | Foreshadowing | Giving clues to what happens later in a story or play | 7 | |
5806390400 | Monologue | A long uninterrupted speech in a narrative or drama that is spoken in presence of other characters | 8 | |
5806390401 | Pun | Uses words that have several meanings or words that sound similar but have different meanings | 9 | |
5806390402 | Reversal | Important part of the drama in which the audience or character thinks something is going well and suddenly things start going badly | 10 | |
5806390403 | Satire | Used in many works of literature to show foolishness or vice in humans, organizations, or even government | 11 | |
5806390404 | Soliloquy | A long speech in which a character alone on stage expresses his or her thoughts aloud | 12 | |
5806390405 | Tragic hero | A literary character, usually the protaganist, who makes a judgement error that inevitably leads to his or her own destruction | 13 |
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