Measure for Measure

William Shakespeare

Measure for Measure Literary Devices

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See key examples and analysis of the literary devices William Shakespeare uses in Measure for Measure, along with the quotes, themes, symbols, and characters related to each device.

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Allegory 2 key examples

Allusions 3 key examples

Dramatic Irony 5 key examples

Foreshadowing 1 key example

Genre 1 key example

Hyperbole 2 key examples

Idioms 1 key example

Irony 6 key examples

Metaphors 5 key examples

Mood 1 key example

Paradox 1 key example

Personification 4 key examples

Satire 4 key examples

Setting 1 key example

Similes 4 key examples

Soliloquy 3 key examples

Style 1 key example

Tone 1 key example

Verbal Irony 1 key example

“Measure for Measure”

Allegory