a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed; two items of the same kind

A character who contrasts with another character

speech you make to yourself

How ones voice is spoken through a story

Conflict between a character and an outside force

Mental fighting in the characters head

Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse; matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression

unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)

a common meter in poetry consisting of an unrhymed line with five feet or accents, each foot containing an unaccented syllable and an accented syllable

Two lines of words that have the same ending sound.

use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse

the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.; representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature; a person who represents an abstract quality

the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words

the act of doing or performing again; the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device; an event that repeats

an idea that is implied or suggested; what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression

indistinctly prophetic; the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand

study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking); using language effectively to please or persuade; loud and confused and empty talk; high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

the ability to form mental images of things or events

a humorous play on words; make a play on words

drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity; an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible ; an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs; witty language used to convey insults or scorn

in reserve; not for immediate use; on or to one side; out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; not taken into account or excluded from consideration; in a different direction; a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage; a message that departs from the main subject

the principal character in a work of fiction; a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug; a m uscle that relaxes while another contracts; someone who offers opposition

the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences; studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences; a systematic orderly arrangement

a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor; a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation); speech you make to yourself

Describing a character by those around him/her, such as using details from events

Describing a character directly, such as their hair color, or size

a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; an essay (especially one written as an assignment); the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; provide with a particular theme or motive

a complex of males; desire to possess the mother sexually and to exclude the father; said to be a source of personality disorders if unresolved