| Alliteration | Repetition of constant sounds at the beings of stressed syllables |
| Allusion | A literary references to a well known work of art, music, history or literature |
| Blank verse | A non rhyming poetry, usually written in aim is pentameter. Most of Shakespeare’s plays are written in this form, which is very close to normal speech rhythms and patterns. Often Shakespeare will deviate from the form in order to a make a pint about the characters state of mind or for other emphasis, like a change in the mood |
| 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 risqué |
| Dramatic irony | … |
| Euphemism | Gvgv |
| Figurative language | … |
| Foreshadowing | … |
| Iamb | … |
| Iambic pentameter | … |
| Imagery | … |
| Irony | … |
| Metaphor | … |
| Oxymoron | … |
| Personification | … |
| Prose | … |
| Pun | … |
| Reversal | … |
| Rhyming couplet | … |
| Simile | … |
Macbeth Standards Focus: Literary Elements
November 20, 2019