| A | B |
|---|
| dialogue | spoken exchange-2 people |
| monologue | 1 person speaking to audience |
| consonance | rep. consonant sounds |
| dramatis personae | list of characters |
| chorus | group char. comment on action |
| dirge | poem/song mourning the dead |
| dumb show | pantomime/actions-no words |
| epic | long nar. poem about hero |
| epiphany | char.'s enlightenment re truth |
| drama | literary composition on stage |
| comic relief | humerous incident > tension |
| cliche | overused expression |
| crisis | turning point/crucial situation |
| euphemism | less offensive/harsh word |
| detonation | literal meaning |
| connotation | implie meaning |
| climax | highest pt/emotional intensity |
| denouement | resolution |
| comedy | humerous/amusing |
| diction | writer's choice of words |
