| A | B |
|---|
| adversary | opponent; enemy |
| boisterous | stormy; violent; rowdy |
| nuptial | wedding; pertaining to a marriage or marriage ceremony |
| aside | Words spoken by a character in a play; usually in an undertone and not intended to be heard by other characters in a play |
| characterization | The personality a character displays; also, the means by which the author reveals that personality |
| climax | the point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in a narrative |
| conflict | a struggle (between two opposing forces or characters |
| couplet | two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme |
| epithet | a descriptive adjective or phrase used to characterize someone or something (Peter the Great) |
| figurative language | language that is not intended to be interpreted in a literal sense |
| foil | a character who sets off another character by contrast |
| foreshadowing | the use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest what action is to come |
| metaphor | comparison between two unlike things with the intent of giving added meaning to one of them |
| simile | a comparison made between two dissimilar things through the use of a specific word of comparison such as like and as |
| pun | the humorous use of a word or phrase to suggest two or more meanings at the same time |
