S2 Literary Terms

humorous sections in a drama that offset more serious sections

a character who contrasts with another character

a figure of speech that compares two things using LIKE or AS

a figure of speech that gives human qualities to objects

excessive pride

the start of a story

occurs when the audience knows something the character or characters do not

the turning point of a story

a flaw leading to the downfall of a character

the cleansing of characters' emotions

the ending of a classical tragedy

a thing belonging to a time period other than the one it is in

a figure of speech that compares two unlike things (without using like or as)

the part of the story where conflict and problems start to build up to the climax

a subordinate or secondary plot in a literary work

the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words

a word that is formed from a sound

a repeating symbol in a literary work that carries a theme

a speech in which a character expresses his or her innermost thoughts (usually alone on stage)

the part of the story after the climax that wraps up the story

unrhymed, iambic pentameter