| A | B |
|---|
| tone | attitude a writer takes toward the reader, subject, or character |
| aside | private words theat a character speaks to an audience or another character, not heard by others on stage |
| soliloquy | long speech in which character alone on stage expresses private thoughts or feelings |
| monologue | written as a soliloquy, long speech monopolizing conversation |
| conflict | struggle between two opposing forces, characters, emotions |
| text | original words in written or printed form |
| dramatic effect | situation in drama which produces a desired impression |
| moral | practical lesson of a story |
| proverb | a brief, popular witty or wise saying |
| foreshadow | use of clues to hint at what is going to happen in the plot |
| hyperbole | figure of speech using exaggeration to express strong emothion or comic effect |
| metaphor | figure of speech making comparison between two unlike things without using like or as |
| simile | a comparison between two unlike things using like or as |
| alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds that are close to one another |
| sound imagery | sounds that appeal to the hearing |
| plagiarism | to pass off someone else's work as yours |
| chronological | arranged in order of time |
| alphabetical | arranged in a,b,c order |
| MLA | Modern Language Association |
| "My soul is an enchanted boat." | metaphor |
| "My soul is like an enchanted boat." | simile |
| "He clasps the branch with crooked hands." | alliteration |
| Man v. his destiny | Man v. fate |
| Man v. the rules of people | Man v. society |
| Man v. another man | Man v. man |
| Man v. his own will | Man v. self |
