Lit. Terms 3

Analogy: resemblance in some details between things otherwise unlike or a comparison based on such resemblance.

Example: In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet uses a analogy when she says, "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" (2.2.43-44). She is trying to make the point that Romeo's surname,"Montague," shouldn't matter. For example if a rose were calleda "cabbage," it would still smell sweet; and even though Romeo's name is the name of her family enemy, he is still going to be wonderful to her.



Psychological Realism: It is a work of fiction that uses more than the usual amount of emphasis on interior characterization, and on the motives, circumstances, and internal action which comes from and develops external action of the character. Psychological realism is used to reinforce themes and to provide audiences with multiple perspectives of reference to understand the author and their characters.

Example: In Macbeth his ambition to become king and ruler will lead to his death.
Shakespeare provides us with realistic psychological states of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth that show their built in capacity for evil.