a line of verse consisting of seven metrical feet

a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine

a character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another, in order to highlight the traits of the other character.

the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive

the use of figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and creative, including the use of metaphors and similes.

a very typical example of a certain person or thing; an original that has been imitated

conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work

characterized by the inference of general laws from particular instances; a type of reasoning

starting in the middle; opens in the middle of the plot

when one does not change very much at all from the start of the narrative to its end

the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect

poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter

a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations

(in verse) a pair of rhyming iambic pentameters

occurs right after the climax, when the main problem of the story resolves

a line of verse consisting of six metrical feet

a humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba, popularized by Edward Lear

a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play

a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next

a piece of writing expressing a character's inner thoughts

a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story

a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable