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| An extended metaphor, especially a story in which fictional characters and actions are used to understand and express aspects of concepts relating to human existence. |
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| refers to the emotional outpouring of a character. |
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| The part of the plot when conflicts develop and suspense is built |
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| The final resolution or clarification of a dramatic or narrative plot. |
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| an omission in speech (i.e. o'er) |
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| introduces setting, characters, mood; the opening paragraph |
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| tragic flaw of the main character |
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| an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts) |
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a poem that
> has a strict rhyming scheme
> follows iambic perameter
> is 14 lines |
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| A character in a work of fiction (often the protagonist) who commits an action or makes a mistake which eventually leads to his or her defeat. |
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| a form of dramatic dialogue in which two disputing characters answer each other rapidly in alternating single lines, with one character's replies balancing (and often partially repeating) the other's utterances. |
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