1. Shakespeare’s Language Techniques
Term
Definition
1. pun
play on words
2. double entendre
dirty pun; sexual innuendo
3. simile
comparison w/ like or as
4. metaphor
implied comparison
5. extended metaphor
keep talking about the comparison for several lines
6. personification
giving human qualities to nonhuman
7. allusion
reference to another story/event
oxymoron
phrase of 2 words w/ opposite meanings
9. paradox
seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement, but is true
10. iambic pentameter
10 syllables per line
11. blank verse
unrhymed iambic pentameter
12. couplet
a couple of lines of poetry that rhyme
13. sonnet
14 line poem
Next year: do in order of appearance in text; make it pop up as we go