| A | B |
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| aside | a short speech delivered by a character in order to express his thoughts or feelings and directed to the audience |
| comic relief | a technique used to interrupt a serious part of a literary work by introducing a humorous character or situation |
| drama | a story written to be performed by actors |
| foreshadowing | the use of clues to suggest events that have yet to occur |
| genre | a category or form of literature |
| monologue | a long speech by one character that is addressed to another character or characters |
| soliloquy | a long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage |
| tragedy | a work of literature that tells of a catastrophe or great misfortune that befalls the main character |
