Which word is this the correct definition for? When an author intentionally uses language which is unclear or open to interpretation.

Which word is this the correct definition for? The moment in a literary work when a character moves from ignorance to knowledge.

Which word is this the correct definition for? A terse oppositional phrase with polarized ideas balanced against each other. Eg. “O impotence of mind, in body strong!”

Which word is this the correct definition for? The use of obsolete or outmoded words. It is often used to lend an antiquated or quaint feel to prose or verse

Which word is this the correct definition for? A paradigmatic or stock character with universal application, regardless of time, place or genre

Which word is this the correct definition for? Dramatic convention where characters briefly express thoughts to themselves or the audience without being overheard by other characters on stage.

Which word is this the correct definition for? (Greek – ‘overturning’) The tragic Dénouement (qv) of a play or novel, often involving the death of the Protagonist

Which word is this the correct definition for? (Greek – ‘purgation’) 1. The purging of guilt or unhealthy emotion from the Protagonist in a Tragedy 2. The purging of horror and fear from the audience at the end of a tragedy

Which word is this the correct definition for? The avoidance of a sensitive, personal, indelicate or taboo subject by the use of mild or evasive language. For example, to avoid talking of death, it might be said that someone has “kicked the bucket”, “passed away”, “is no longer with us.”

Which word is this the correct definition for? The use of exaggeration for literary or comical or emotional effect, e.g. “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse”

Which word is this the correct definition for? The creation of a fictional, believable world, like the social communities conjured by Jane Austen, or the sense of danger in a horror story.

Which word is this the correct definition for? An author’s deliberate misuse of a word, usually for comic effect. Often placed in the mouth of pompous or foolish characters to betray their ignorance or pretension

Which word is this the correct definition for? An understatement, e.g., “I wouldn’t say no to winning the Lottery"

Which word is this the correct definition for? The emotionally moving power of a work of literature, particularly when the reader/audience shares feelings of compassion, pity or sorrow for the Protagonist

Which word is this the correct definition for? The reversal of a protagonist’s fortunes from prosperity to misery.

Which word is this the correct definition for? A play on words, where homonymic terms are interchanged for effect. They are primarily used for comic effect

Which word is this the correct definition for? A dramatic speech made by a sole character upon a stage, or a character unheard by other characters on stage.