Metaphors && Monologue - Soliloquy .. --[Romeo and Juliet]--> .. =]

Metaphors: Direct, Implied, Extended

Direct: A direct comparison between two things
"How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of the world!"

Implied Metaphor: An indirect or subtle comparison between two things:
It gives the subject the characteristics of the object it is being

"The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the window-panes,
The yellow smoke that rubs its muzzle on the window-panes
Licked its tongue into the corners of the evening,
Lingered upon the pools that stand in drains,
Let fall upon its back the soot that falls from chimneys,
Slipped by the terrace, made a sudden leap,
And seeing that it was a soft October night,
Curled once about the house, and fell asleep."

Extended Metaphor: A metaphor that is extended throughout a speech, a passage, or throughout an entire story, novel, or play. It is longer than one line.




Monologue: A long speech by one character usually to a group of other other characters


Soliloquy: A long speech by one character lone on stage, speaking his or her inner thoughts/feeling


Aside: A short Statement made by one character (Usually internal thoughts) which other characters cannot hear.