Literary work meant for the stage

Events that build the story

A comparison using "like" or "as"

Two lines of verse that usually rhyme

Historical fiction, biography, adventure, and romance, etc.

The story of the fall of a great man or one destined to be great

The one the story is about

An object that has meaning much larger than itself--
example: flag = freedom

A metaphorical phrase or compound adjective used in the place of the name of something
(example: whale's highway = the ocean)

"Grendle was spawned Cain and Able" (Beowulf)
OR
"Around my neck, the albatross was hung." (Rime)

Words softly spoken so only the audience hears and not other characters

The greatest turning point in the story after which there is only the resolution

Givin human characteristics to inanimate objects

Another word for the "category" of literature, art, music, etc.

Beowulf, the poem, was one of these

The playwright's message to the audience
(also author's/writer's message --> reader)

Whatever is opposing the main character(s)

A comparison of two dissimilar items NOT using "like" or "as"

A long narrative poem about a hero (example: Beowulf)

From Chaucer ("The Wife's Tale):
"Since I'm to choose and rule as I think fit?"
"Certainly, wife," he answered her, "that's it."

Speech given by a lone actor that reveals his inner thoughts

The wrapup of a story following the climax

The author expects the reader to understand the reference--often historical, mythological, or Biblical

Chaucer is given credit for this style of rhyme
(two words)

Good vs. evil, power and corruption, war, coming of age, class, etc.