A break between _____ often coincides with a point at which the action is interrupted before resuming at a later fictional time, or at which it moves to a different venue.
a significant, abstract idea that emerges from a literary work’s treatment of its subject matter, often emerging indirectly through the recurrence of motifs
in prose or verse, the spoken exchanges between or among characters
a polite or mild word or expression used to refer to something embarrassing, taboo, or unpleasant
an explicit comparison between two different things, actions, or feelings, using the words ‘as’ or ‘like’
The inclusion of _____ can have various and complex effects, ranging from relaxation after moments of high tension to sinister, ironic brooding.
occurs when something happens that is very different than what was expected; the contrast between what seems to be the case on a surface level and what is really happening; there is often a twist that plays with the expectations of the audience and/or characters
a French phrase adopted in English to denote a pun in which a word or phrase has a second, usually sexual, meaning
a group of syllables taken as a unit or poetic meter, regardless of word boundaries
a situation, incident, idea, image, or character-type that is found in many different literary works, folktales, or myths that recurs to elaborate a more general theme
an extended speech uttered by one speaker, either to others or as if alone
in any sequence of neighboring words, the duplication of initial consonants of words or of stressed syllables
a serious play (or, by extension, a novel) representing the disastrous downfall of the protagonist
fairly subtle clues about events that will happen later in the story
a figure of speech that combines two usually contradictory terms in a compressed paradox
A short speech or remark directed either to the audience or to another character, which by convention is supposed to be inaudible to the other characters on stage.
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