This literary device reveals a character's private thoughts aloud, as in Hamlet's famous To be or not to be speech.

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27This literary device places contrasting elements side by side, like a war scene next to a peaceful one, to highlight difference.RECALL
Juxtaposition
Juxtaposition places contrasting elements side by side, like a war scene next to a peaceful one, to highlight difference.
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01This literary device directly equates two unlike things, as in calling time a thief, without using like or as.RECALL
Metaphor
A metaphor directly equates two unlike things, as in calling time a thief, without using like or as.
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02This literary device compares two things explicitly using like or as, as in describing someone as brave as a lion.RECALL
Simile
A simile compares two things explicitly using like or as, as in describing someone as brave as a lion.
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