| A | B |
|---|
| IRONY | SOMETHING UNEXPECTED HAPPENING |
| TENSION | CONFLICT BETWEEN TWO CHARACTERS |
| LITERAL MEANING | WHAT A WORD/SYMBOL ACTUALLY MEANS |
| SIMILE | COMPARISON USING "LIKE" OR "AS" |
| IAMBIC PENTAMETER | POETIC METER IN WHICH SHAKESPEARE OFTEN WRITES, CONSISTING OF FINE UNITS IN A LINE OF TWO SYLLABLES EACH (UNSTRESSED, STRESSED) |
| PARADOX | EAXT OPPOSITE OF WHAT WAS EXPECTED HAPPENS |
| PLOT | PRIMARY STORYLINE IN A LITERARY WORK |
| FIGURATIVE MEANING | WHAT A WORD OR SYMBOL MEANS ON A DEEPER LEVEL |
| CONFLICT | A PROBLEM TO BE RESOLVED |
| COUPLET | TWO LINES AT THE END OF A SONNET THAT RHYME AND CONTAIN A TWIST |
| SUSPENSE | CLIFFHANGERS AND ELEMENTS IN A LITERARY WORK THAT KEEP THE READER HOOKED |
| SUBPLOT | MINOR STORYLINES WITHIN A MAJOR PLOT |
| METAPHOR | COMPARISON WITHOUT "LIKE" OR "AS" |
| SONNET | POEM OF FOURTEEN LINES THAT HAS A RHYME SCHEME AND ENDS WITH A COUPLET |
| PROPAGANDA | SPREADING OF IDEAS TO PRESUADE THROUGH SLOGANS, POLITICAL CARTOONS, PRESS RELEASES, ETC. |
| PROTAGONIST | MAIN CHARACTER |
| ANTAGONIST | CHARACTER WHO PLATS OPPOSITE PROTAGONIST, OFTEN A VILLAIN |
| SUPPORTING CHARACTER | MINOR CHARACTER IN A LITERARY WORK |
| SETTING | PLACE AND TIME PERIOD OF A STORY OR PLAY |
| CLIMAX | THE MOST CRITICAL/SIGNIFICANT PART OF A LITERARY WORK |
