| A | B |
|---|
| Aside | Lines whispered to the audience or to another character on stage (not heard by actors on stage) |
| Catastrophe | The final event in a drama (death) |
| Comic Relief | A bit of humor in a serious play used to relieve tension |
| Climax | Turning point in the plot |
| Dramatic irony | When the audience knows something the characters on stage do not |
| Foreshadow | Lines that give a hint of future events |
| Irony | Events opposite of what is naturally expected |
| Metaphor | Making a comparison without using the words "like" or "as" |
| Personification | giving life-like qualities to non-living things or ideas |
| Poetic Justice | rewards for good deeds/punishment for wrong doing |
| Simile | Making a comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as" |
| Tragedy | A serious play having an unhappy ending |
| Tragic flaw | A character trait that leads to his/her downfall or destruction |
| Pun | A play on words |
| Allusion | An indirect reference to something |
