Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or stressed syllables.

A literary reference to a well-known work of art,music,history or literature.

Non-rhyming poetry,usually written in iambic pentameter.

In a tragedy, a break in the seriousness for a moment of comedy or silliness.

A word or phrase with more than one meaning, usually when the second meaning is risque.

When the audience or reader knows something that the characters in the story do not know.

A substitution of a more pleasant expression for one whose meaning may come across as rude or offensive.

Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally.

Hints of events to occur later in a story.

A unit in poetry consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

A 10 syllable line divided into 5 iambic feet.

Language which works to evoke images in your mind.

A contradiction between what is expected and what actually is- or appearance vs. reality.

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is replaced by another, often indicating a likeness or similarity.

When 2 opposite terms are used together.

Attributing human characteristics to non-human objects.

A play on words, especially those that sound alike, but have different meanings.

Two rhyming lines at the end of a speech, signaling that a character is leaving the stage or that the scene is ending.

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as.

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Shakespeare

Literary Techniques

Term	Definition
Alliteration	Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or stressed syllables.
Allusion	A literary reference to a well-known work of art,music,history or literature.
Blank Verse	Non-rhyming poetry,usually written in iambic pentameter.
Comic Relief	In a tragedy, a break in the seriousness for a moment of comedy or silliness.
Double Entendre	A word or phrase with more than one meaning, usually when the second meaning is risque.
Dramatic Irony	When the audience or reader knows something that the characters in the story do not know.
Euphemism	A substitution of a more pleasant expression for one whose meaning may come across as rude or offensive.
Figurative Language	Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally.
Foreshadowing	Hints of events to occur later in a story.
Iamb	A unit in poetry consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
Iambic Pentameter	A 10 syllable line divided into 5 iambic feet.
Imagery	Language which works to evoke images in your mind.
Irony	A contradiction between what is expected and what actually is- or appearance vs. reality.
Metaphor	A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is replaced by another, often indicating a likeness or similarity.
Oxymoron	When 2 opposite terms are used together.
Personification	Attributing human characteristics to non-human objects.
Prose	Normal speech rhythm.
Pun	A play on words, especially those that sound alike, but have different meanings.
Rhyming Couplet	Two rhyming lines at the end of a speech, signaling that a character is leaving the stage or that the scene is ending.
Simile	A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as.

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