Questions and Answers
Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?
Fiery ice
What is the main difference between free verse and blank verse?
Blank verse is unrhymed, while free verse contains a regular pattern of rhyme
What is the difference between an aside and a soliloquy?
An aside is a dramatic device where the speaker's words are to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters within earshot, while a soliloquy is a lengthy speech by a character most often alone on stage
Study Notes
Literary Devices
- An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines two contradictory words or phrases, e.g., "jumbo shrimp" or "bitter sweet"
Poetry
- Free verse is a type of poetry that doesn't follow a specific rhyme or meter, allowing the poet to express themselves freely
- Blank verse, on the other hand, is a type of poetry that is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter, with a specific meter but no rhyme scheme
Dramatic Devices
- An aside is a comment made by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience, but not by the other characters on stage
- A soliloquy is a speech in a play in which a character speaks their thoughts aloud while alone on stage, revealing their inner thoughts and feelings
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