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Blank verse
Explanation
No rhyme but uses iambic pentameter
Prose
Heightened
language
Direct language
Metaphors/similes/strong imagery
Echphonesis
Repetition
Assonance
Alliteration
Antithesis
Oxymoron
Irony
Punctuation
Speaking directly
Effect
When hamlet is passionate he speaks
in blank verse
It feels like normal human speech but
better
Gives insight to characters mental
state hamlets mental state
Shows a character is of a lower class
Used between good friends
Shows characters state of mind and is used
for Characterisation
Shows characters state of mind and is used
for Characterisation
A cry of passion
The meaning of the language becomes
clearer and the emotion evolves as the
emphasis increases
Indicates emotionality, attracts attentions,
emphasizes words or ideas
Indicates emotionality, attracts attention,
emphasizes words or ideas
Helps the audience understand the
problem a character is dealing with
Can be used to indicate reason or that
they have put a lot of thought into what
theyre saying
Emphasizes the meaning of what is being
said
Contrasts the apparent and intended
meanings
Engages the audience
Can be humorous
Can add dramatic effect
Draws attention to a point
The amount of pauses and thoughts effect
the pace of the dialogue
Shared
lines/stichomythi
a
Short lines
Monosyllables
Small word
Rhymes
And/yet/but/or/therefor
When the end of multiple lines rhyme
Double entendre
Pace
Symbolism
Allegory
Pun
Pathos
Parallel plots
Classical
allusions/biblical
allusions
Pathetic fallacy
Characteristics of
a tragedy
Metaphors/simile
Develops imagery
/imagery
tension
hyperbaton
Modality
Stage directions
Couplet
hyperbole
ellipsis
Rhetorical
questions