| A | B |
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| allegory | a tale with two or more levels of meaning (a literal level and a symbolic level) |
| drama | a story written to be performed on stage |
| stage directions | instructions that a playwright gives actors |
| soliloquy | a speech given by a character when he is alone (like a SOLO) |
| monologue | a long speech given by a character |
| dialect | the way a particular group of people speaks (the Puritans used "aye" for "yes" |
| dialogue | conversation between two or more characters |
| irony | when something unusual or unexpected happens |
| situation irony | type of irony that surprises everyone |
| verbal irony | type of irony that is sarcasm (You say one thing, but you mean another) |
| dramatic irony | type of irony when the reader knows something that the characters don't |
| allusion | a reference to a well-known person, place, or work of literature (like the Bible) |
| suspense | a feeling of growing anxiety...like the reader is on the edge of her seat waiting to see what happens |
| motivation | why a character does what he or she does |
| static character | a character who does not change during the story |
| dynamic character | a character who does change during the story because of conflict |
