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– One
person making a long
speech to at least one other
person. {Act I, Scene 2, L.1}
 “The State of the Union Address”
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– One
person making a long
speech all alone. It informs the
audience of a character’s
thoughts. {Act I, Scene 2, L.129}
Bernie Mac Show
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–A
comment made that certain
characters can’t hear, though
right next to the speaker. It
allows the speaker to inform the
audience and/or another
character of a thought. {Act 1,
Scene 2, L.65}
 Malcom in the Middle or Scrubs
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– The
audience knows something
that a character or characters
doesn’t know. {We know Hamlet
is pretending to be crazy.}
 Hannah Montana Show (alias Miley
Stewart)
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– Reference
to something out of
place or time with the setting of the
piece of literature. {The traveling
group of performers that was in
Shakespeare’s (Renaissance) time,
not in Medieval times, which is the
setting of Hamlet.}
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Back to the Future
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–A
reference to a well-known
person, event, piece of literature,
etc. {Act I, Scene 1 - Reference to
Julius Caeser.}
 The Simpsons
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–A
character trait that leads to a
character’s downfall. {Hamlet
procrastinates in taking action
about his father’s death.}
 Students procrastinating with their
school work.
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– Two
characters have an
opposing trait or traits, often in
similar situations, which
emphasize each other’s trait or
traits. {Fortinbras and Hamlet}
 Pinky and the Brain
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Step 1: Underline or Highlight the subject of
the controlling idea
Step 2: Change the subject into a question
(i.e. What do the passages teach about fear?)
(fear is the subject).
Step 3: The controlling idea should be an
answer to the question in step 2.
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Read through the passages and underline,
star, circle, etc. literary elements and devices.
Choose one element or device from one of the
passages to discuss.
List specific examples of the use of the
element or device in the passage.