| A | B |
|---|
| FICKLE | CHANGEABLE |
| SOLILOQUY | A LONG SPEECH GIVEN BY A CHARACTER WHO IS ALONE ONSTAGE |
| ASIDE | WHEN A CHARACTER SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO THE AUDIENCE AND NOT TO THE OTHER CHARACTERS ONSTAGE |
| MONOLOGUE | A LONG SPEECH GIVEN BY A SINGLE CHARACTER |
| STAGE DIRECTIONS | INSTRUCTIONS FOR STAGING A PLAY |
| COUPLET | TWO CONSECUTIVE LINES THAT RHYME |
| DRAMA | LITERATURE MEANT TO BE PERFORMED ON STAGE |
| TRAGEDY | A PLAY IN WHICH THE MAIN CHARACTER SUFFERS A DOWNFALL |
| TRAGIC HERO | THE MAIN CHARACTER IN A TRAGEDY; HE SUFFERS A DOWNFALL DUE TO A FATAL OR TRAGIC FLAW |
| TRAGIC FLAW | THE FLAW THAT BRINGS ABOUT THE DOWNFALL OF THE MAIN CHARACTER |
| CHORUS | A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO COME ONSTAGE TO SUMMARIZE WHAT HAS HAPPENED AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN |
| BENEVOLENT | CHARACTERIZED BY CONCERN FOR OTHERS |
| MALEVOLENT | HAVING OR EXHIBITING ILL WILL; WISHING TO HARM OTHERS; MALICIOUS |
| SARCASTIC | CONTEMPTUOUS OR IRONIC IN MANNER OR WIT; NASTY OR MOCKING IN SPEECH |
| FLIPPANT | MARKED BY DISRESPECTFUL LEVITY OR CASUALNESS; IRREVERENT |
| IMPARTIAL | UNPREJUDICED; UNBIASED |
| APOTHECARY | SOMEONE WHO PREPARES AND SELLS MEDICINES |
| SHRIFT | CONFESSION TO A PRIEST |
| SONNET | A FOURTEEN LINE POEM WRITTEN IN IAMBIC PENTAMETER |
| IAMBIC PENTAMETER | LINES OF POETRY CONSISTING OF FIVE IAMBIC FEET; THERE WILL BE TEN SYLLABLES PER LINE |
| soliloquy | speech a character gives alone on stage |
| oxymoron | phrase or expression that is seemingly contradictory |
| foreshadowing | technique of hinting about events to come |
| aside | line not meant to be heard by other characters |
| alliteration | repetition of the first letters of words |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| personification | giving human qualities to something that is not |
| metaphor | comparison with a hidden meaning |
| simile | comparison using "like" or "as" |
| foreshadowing | clues in a story about what will happen later |
| irony | meaning one thing but saying the opposite |
| onomatopeia | a word that imitates the sound |
| oxymoron | a statement that contains contradictory terms |
| ALLITERATION | "The twisting trout twinkled below." |
| ASSONANCE | "cry" "side" "mine" "type" |
| CONSONANCE | "...a murmuring of immemorial elms..." |
| HYPERBOLE | "...the shot heard 'round the world..." |
| OXYMORON | "sweet sorrow" "cold fire" |
| PERSONIFICATION | "The train wailed in the night." |
| PUN | Mercutio with his dying breath: "Look for me tomorrow and you will find me a grave man." |
| irony | A term that suggests some sort of discrepancy between appearance and reality; says one thing and means another |
| biography | An account of a person’s life written or told by another person |
| metaphor | An imaginative comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another thing |
| hyperbole | An overstatement or exaggeration |
| flashback | Interruption in the present action of the plot to show events that happened at an earlier time |
| antagonist | The character that contends with or opposes another character |
| theme | The general idea or insight about life that a work of literature reveals |
| protagonist | The main character in a literary work |
| alliteration | The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words |
| conflict | The struggle between persons or forces in a work of drama or fiction |
| assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end in different consonant sounds as in lime light |
| characterization | the act of creating or describing a character, by showing what they say, do and think, showing what other characters say about them, and by showing what physical features, dress and personality they display |
| epic | a long story., often told in verse, that tells of a culture's heroes and gods |
| external conflict | a struggle that takes place between a character and something outside that character such as another character, society or nature |
| foreshadowing | the act of hinting at events that will happen later in a literary work |
| internal conflict | a struggle that takes place inside the mind of the character |
| irony | a difference between appearance and reality, an event that contradicts the expectations of the characters, the reader, or the audience of a literary work |
| metaphor | a figure of speech that is spoken or written about as if it were another |
| mood | the feeling or emotion that the writer creates in a literary |
| characterization | THE WAY AN AUTHOR REVEALS HER CHARACTERS |
| personification | a non-human subject is given human traits |
| alliteration | repetition of first sound (Peter Piper picked) - repeated at least two times |
| flashback | a section in a literary work that interrupts the chronological order of events to relate an event from an earlier time. (goes back in time) |
| protagonist | the good main character |
| antagonist | the bad main character |
| SOLEMN | DEEPLY SERIOUS |
| INDIGNANT | FEELING OR SHOWING ANGER |
| VEHEMENT | CHARACTERIZED BY FORCEFUL EMOTIONS |
| CONDESCENDING | 24. displaying a superior attitude |
| STATIC CHARACTER | A CHARACTER WHO STAYS THE SAME |
| DYNAMIC CHARACTER | A CHARACTER WHO CHANGES |
| SENTIMENTAL | EXTREMELY EMOTIONAL |
| oxymoron | ACT NATURALLY |
| SIMILE | YOU ARE AS BEAUTIFUL AS THE SUNSET. |
| METAPHOR | SHE IS THE APPLE OF MY EYE. |
| ALLITERATION | LOVELY LILTING LINES OF LIKE LETTERS |
| HYPERBOLE | I'VE SAID THAT A MILLION TIMES! |
| PERSONIFICATION | THE SEA CALLED TO ODYESSEUS. |
| concise | clear and succinct |
| in medias res | in the middle of things |
| melancholy | sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom |
| nostalgic | feeling a bittersweet longing for the past and/or homesickness |
| epic hero | an almost superhuman character who represents the values of a particular culture and often goes on a long journey or quest |
| hostile | feeling or showing ill-will |
| epithet | a word or phrase used to replace someone’s name; it helps characterize that person |
| clarity | clearness of thought or style; lucidity |
| invocation | a prayer for inspiration |
| epic | a long narrative poem about the adventures of an almost superhuman character |
| IN MEDIAS RES | THE ODYSSEY BEGINS IN THE MIDDLE. |
| INVOCATION | HOMER BEGINS THE ODYSSEY WITH A ___ TO THE MUSE. |
| EPITHET | XENA, WARRIOR PRINCESS |
| EPIC HERO | ODYSSEUS |
| external conflict | when a character battles an outside force |
| internal conflict | when a character struggles to make a decision |
| conflict | the problem or complication in a story |
| antagonist | the person who opposes the main character |
| protagonist | the main character |
| ABDICATE | THE KING DECIDED TO ___ THE THRONE. |
| ABSOLVE | HE ASKED THE PRIEST TO ____ HIM OF HIS SINS. |
| ARROGANT | THE ___ BOY THOUGHT HE WAS BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE. |
| BENEVOLENT | THE ___ WOMAN WORKED HARD TO HELP THE HOMELESS. |
| NOSTALGIC | THE ____ BOY MISSED HIS MOM. |
| MELANCHOLY | THE MELANCHOLY GIRL CRIED ALL THE TIME. |
| FICKLE | THE ___ BOY BROKE UP WITH JENNY BECAUSE HE SAW TINA AND FELL IN LOVE. |
| SHRIFT | I MUST GO TO ___ IN ORDER TO CONFESS MY SINS. |
| SARCASTIC | BOB WAS PUNISHED FOR BEING ___ TO HIS MOTHER. |
| MALEVOLENT | THE ___ SPIRITS THREATENED US. |
| BENEVOLENT | THE ___ LADY DONATED MONEY TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER. |
| APOTHECARY | THE ___ MADE MEDICINE FOR THE PATIENT. |
