Term

Enargeia

Definition

Vivid sensory description, bringing a scene to life. 1.2 Captain: “Till he unseam’d him from the nave to th’ chops, / And fix’d his head upon our battlements.” 1.6 Duncan: “The air / Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself.” 1.6 Banquo: “Heaven’s breath / Smells wooingly here.”

Term

Chiasmus

Definition

Inverted structure (ABBA). 1.1 Witches: “Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” 1.3 Macbeth (echoing them): “So foul and fair a day I have not seen.”

Term

Antithesis

Definition

Juxtaposition of opposites. 1.1 Witches: “Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” 1.3 Banquo: “Lesser than Macbeth, and greater.” 1.3 Banquo: “Not so happy, yet much happier.” 1.3 Banquo: “Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none.”