LITERARY DEVICES Flashcards
1
Q
What does a character reveal during a soliloquy
A
Emotion and a plan
2
Q
What is an iambic pentameter
A
A rythym of writing that goes unstressed or stressed
3
Q
Rhyming couplet definitions
A
Word at the end of the line rhymes with the next characters line
4
Q
Rhyming couplet example
A
Blah blah blah free
Blah blah blah tree
5
Q
Shakespeare does the rhyming couplets because
A
He wants to show love or agreement
6
Q
A blank verse is
A
Unrhymed lines in iambic pentameter
7
Q
Why do the workmen talk in a blank verse
A
It showed they were uneducated
8
Q
Pun
A
A play on words
9
Q
Example of a pin
A
Nick bottoms head changing into an donkey which is referred to an ass many times
10
Q
Idiom
A
Figurative meaning different from literal meaning
11
Q
Soliloquy is,
A
A long speech made alone on a stage
