Anachronism: a person, place, event or thing which appears out of order, or in the wrong time sequence, usually things

that belong to an earlier time. Eg flashback Analogy: a comparison between two different things intended to show the similarities between them. Eg. Heart and pump Antithesis: a contrast or opposition of ideas, usually by balancing of phrases. Eg. To err is human, to forgive divine. Aside: a remark, usually in a play that is intended to be heard by audience, but unheard by other characters Ballad stanza: generally found as quatrain, or a four-line stanza within a ballad Blank verse: written in unrhymed iambic pentameter Caricature: a caricature involves the use of exaggeration or distortion to make a person or public figure appear comic or ridiculous Catastrophe: the ending or denouement of a drama. Often is tragic and causes great suffering or damage Chorus: a part of the poem which is repeated. It can also refer to a group of characters in a play that provides commentary on the event of the play. Comedy: in general, a literary work that is light and often humorous or satirical in tone and tends to resolve the conflict happily. It is distinct from tragedy, which is generally concerned with unhappy or disastrous endings. Comic relief: humorous content in a dramatic or literary work intended to offset more serious episodes or events. Consonance: the repetition of similar consonant sounds especially at the ends of the worlds. Alliteration is also a form of consonance. Dissonance: harsh or jarring sounds; a synonym or cacophony. The close repetition of consonant sounds; a synonym for consonance. Drama: a play for theatre, radio, or television Dramatic monologue: a form of narrative poem in which one character speaks to one or more listeners whose replies are not given Dramatic form: a dramatic form is simply something structured as a play Epilogue: a final address to the audience, often delivered by a character in a drama Euphony: sounds which is pleasing to the ear

Fable: a brief story told to present moral or practical lesson Fantasy: a literary genre which contains events, characters, or settings that would not be possible or would not be found in real life Farce: a type of comedy based on ridiculous situations, often with stereotyped characters Form: a literary shape of a piece of literature, be it drama, essay, poetry, or prose Genre: a style or category within a literary form Graphic text: text and text inserts which use visual or specialized lettering Historical reference: a reference or mention of an event or person from the past Imitative harmony: a series of words that seem to imitate the sounds that they refer Interior monologue: conversation, like thoughts of a character Internal rhyme: a rhyme which occurs within a line of verse Legend: a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical, but not authenticated Literal language: use of words in their most basic sense, without any additional meanings, references, or subtext. Literal language does not employ any metaphor, irony, exaggeration or allusions Melodrama: a droma containing stereotypical characters, exaggerated emotions, and a conflict that pits an all-good hero or heroine against all evil villain Metre: a generally regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry Metrical poetry: is written in regular, repeating rhythms and may be rhymed or unrhymed. Rhymes are regular, like the rhythm and are often found at the end of the line Monologue: a literary form: an oral or written composition in which only one person speaks. A like of soliloquy, a speech or narrative presented by one person Motif: a recurring theme, situation, incident, idea, image or character-type that is found in literature Myth: a story often about immortals and sometimes concerned with religious rituals, intended to give meaning to the mysteries of the world Octave: an eight line poem or stanza, an octave can also refer to the first eight lines of an Italian sonnet Parable: a short often simple story that teachers or explains the lesson, often moral or religious lesson, it differs from a fable in that fables use animals, plants, inanimate objects and forces of nature as characters, while parables generally feature human characters. Pastoral: a type of poem that deals with an idealized way with shepherds and rustic life.

Pathos: a quality in a work of art that arouses the reader or listener feelings of pity, sorrow, or compassion for a character Prologue: an introduction to a play, often delivered by the chorus who plays no part in the following action Refrain: a word, line, phrase, or group of lines repeated regularly in a poem, usually at the end of each stanza Repetition: the action of repeating something that has already been said or written Sarcasm: the use of irony to mock or convey contempt Sestet: the last six lines of an Italian sonnet, which often contain a solution or resolution Soliloquy: a speech by a character who is alone on stage, or whose presence is unrecognized by other characters, the purpose is to make the audience aware of the characters thoughts or to give information concerning other characters about the action Speaker: separate from the, it is the person whose voice or identity dictates the poem or story Wit: the capacity for inventive thought and quick, keen understanding often with the intent of producing humorous response. Cleverness Audience: the particular group of readers or viewers that are the write is address. A writer considers his/her audience when deciding on a subject, a purpose for writing and the tone and style in which to write. Precedent: something that serves as an example or justification for subsequent situations