Dramatic Devices
Definition: Words or phrases that describe things in terms of another; not meant literal
Figurative Language
Definition: Speech between more than one character
Dialogue
Definition: An underlying message, moral, or idea in a piece of literature
Theme
How does King Duncan Die?
Macbeth kills him
Definition: A comparison of two things using “like” or “as”
Simile
Definition: A type of play with a happy ending
Comedy
Definition: An extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
Definition: A comparison of two things without using “like” or “as”
Metaphor
What happens to Lady Macbeth?
She commit suicide
Definition: A play on words; a joke exploiting the different meanings of a word
Pun
Definition: A type of play where the main character suffers a major downfall
Tragedy
Definition: Consonant sounds repeated at the beginning of multiple words
Alliteration
Definition: Giving human characteristics to non-human objects
Personification
Which prophecy do the witches give Macbeth, foreshadowing future events of the play? (Think of what the apparitions say)
You cannot be defeated until the forest comes to the castle.
You cannot be defeated by a man born of a woman.
Beware Macduff.
Definition: The formation of mental images, figures, or likeness of things
Imagery
Definition: One person talking, addressing other characters or the audience
Monologue
Definition: Words that imitate the sound that they are naming
Onomatopoeia
Definition: Two contradicting terms used as one
Oxymoron
Who is king at the end of the play?
Malcolm
Definition: A speech that illustrates a character's inner thoughts
Soliloquy
Definition: When a character speaks to the audience but is not heard by other characters
Aside
Definition: The attitude the writer takes toward the writing
Tone
Definition: When the literal meaning of the words is not the meaning of the expression
Idiom
What is the theme of the play?
Too much ambition can be dangerous.
What figurative language device is used in the following quote from Macbeth?
"All the water in the ocean would not wash the blood from my hands."
Hyperbole