Literary Devices

1. a character expresses his thoughts in a short speech which other characters can't hear
6. occurrence of events together without apparent reason
9. hints or clues of what will happen
14. a play on words; an aural effect because the listener will recognize two or more possible meanings for the same word because of how it sounds
15. words which create a vivid mental picture; figurative language, similes, and metaphors
16. state of anxious uncertainty

2. occurrence of unexpected
3. the audience knows something that the character doesn't does not. The character acts in a way inappropriate to the actual circumstances or expects; the opposite of what will actually happen.
4. a struggle between opposing forces of characters
5. a long speech a character makes usually while alone on stage to express thoughts/interests
7. the juxtaposition of opposites( placing them together to emphasize the difference)
8. one thing is said but the opposite is mean't(sarcasm)
10. a brief reference, explicit or indirect to a person,place or event or to another literary way
11. a term applied to literature about serious and important actions which turn out disastrously for the main character
12. a character who sets off another character by contrast
13. an element which evokes pity
16. The when and where of a story including circumstances and social climate