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Marlen Uribe-Martinez - Fill in The Blank - Literary Elements in The Tragedy of Hamlet
Marlen Uribe-Martinez - Fill in The Blank - Literary Elements in The Tragedy of Hamlet
a statement that seems contradictory, impossible to exist at the same time, but
actually reveals an element of truth
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely
connected words
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning,
typically a moral or political one.
is a plot device used when a seemingly unsolvable conflict or impossible problem is
solved by the sudden appearance of an unexpected person, object, or
event…usually supernatural
when we expect one thing, but get the opposite outcome instead
Ethos, pathos, logos
the feeling created in the reader. This feeling is the result of both the tone and
atmosphere of the story
a releasing of emotional or other tension resulting from a comic episode
interposed in the midst of serious or tragic elements in a story or drama