Macbeth Act I

Mary B. (United States of America)
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  1. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
    You're using poetic devices like alliteration and repetition and onomatopoeia. Seattle Times (Aug 30, 2013)
  2. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
    A little audience participation is also thrown in, as are some historical and literary allusions.
  3. characterization
    the act of describing essential features
    She said she found the characterization “disgusting and insulting.”
  4. foreshadowing
    the act of providing vague advance indications
    Her suffering, and the foreshadowing of tragedy, made less impact.
  5. homonym
    a word pronounced or spelled the same with another meaning
    Chinese is filled with homonyms, making punning a popular pastime.
  6. imagery
    the ability to form mental pictures of things or events
    Why load up on old-fashioned paper imagery when his work and creative juices flow on screen? Forbes (Oct 8, 2013)
  7. irony
    incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
    “Oh, well,” he said, laughing at the intended irony.
  8. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
    Perhaps his literary building blocks–his vocabulary, the metaphors at his disposal–aren’t sophisticated enough. Forbes (Oct 11, 2013)
  9. monologue
    a dramatic speech by a single actor
    Costas, whose monologue was promoted several times before and during the Redskins-Cowboys broadcast, asked viewers to consider equivalent terms about other ethnic minorities.
  10. oxymoron
    conjoined contradictory terms
    But why do so many podcasters think an entertaining podcast is an oxymoron?
  11. persona
    an image of oneself that one presents to the world
    A-Rod's ‘white knight' persona vanished a year later.
  12. personification
    attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
    Were all the angels described in the Old Testament imaginary shadows—bodiless personifications? Ingersoll, Robert Green
  13. prologue
    an introductory section of a novel or other literary work
    As is his wont, Mr. Brown begins with a crazily grandiose prologue, this one a little more unhinged than usual.
  14. pun
    a humorous play on words
    Treating Shakespeare similarly means that jokes and puns become more apparent.
  15. soliloquy
    speech you make to yourself
    Abruptly, she broke in on his soliloquy by suggesting that he go on the stage. Terhune, Albert Payson
  16. sonnet
    a verse form of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
    An imaginative lesson on Shakespearian sonnets will help pupils unlock their meaning.
  17. theme
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
    Songs were based around themes such as poverty, race and sex.
  18. mood
    a characteristic state of feeling
    The mood at the party kept on brightening. Slate (Nov 6, 2013)
  19. tragedy
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  20. drama
    a work intended for performance by actors on a stage
    There was plenty of drama at yesterday’s House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing.
  21. dramatic irony
    when the audience understands something the characters don't
    The audience only knew what we knew: there was no dramatic irony.
Created on Wed Nov 06 09:50:43 EST 2013

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