👉 Smithery is a literary device used in Shakespearean plays and other works of literature to create an effect of surprise or intrigue. It involves using language that creates a sense of anticipation, suspense, or confusion about what will happen next. The most common example of this is when a character says something unexpected or surprising at the end of a scene, such as "I must go now," rather than saying it directly in the scene itself, which could be seen as an ordinary sentence. This device adds to
