| Term | Definition |
|---|
| drama | story meant to be acted out on stage |
| tragedy | serious story focusing on a main charcter who expediences a downfall due to a weakness |
| plot | series of events that make up the story |
| tragic hero | main character in tragedy |
| tragic flaw | weakness that causes the main characters downfall |
| Exposition | writing that provides background or introductory material |
| exciting / inciting action | event that starts the forward movement of the story |
| rising action | events leading up to the climax |
| Climax | most interesting part of the story |
| turning point | point at which the conflict is resolved |
| falling action | events following the climax |
| catastrophe | end of tragedy; many main characters die |
| blank verse | verse written in unrymed iambic pentameter |
| pun | play on words |
| simile | comparison using like as, or than |
| symbolism | something concrete represents something abstract |
| allusion | reference to someone/thing important outside of the story |
| metaphor | direct or implied comparison |
| foreshadowing | hints of whats to come |
| dramatic irony | readers know something the characters don't |
| irony | when the unexpected happens |
| aside | – conversation meant to be heard by the audience and one or two other characters |
| soliloquy | long speech by a character alone onstage |
| anachronism | something out of its proper place in history |
Combine with other sets
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