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| a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory. |
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| the moment, event, or decision that thrusts the main character into the action of a story |
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| series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest |
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| the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex |
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| the period of time in a story that follows the climax and leads to the resolution |
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| a firm decision to do or not to do something |
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| the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic |
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| a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary. |
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| the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text. |
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| a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one |
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| be a warning or indication of (a future event). |
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| a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ). |
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| a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. |
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| the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form |
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| the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place |
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| a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. faith unfaithful kept him falsely true ). |
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| prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding. |
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| a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. |
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| to one side; out of the way. |
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| a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program. |
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| an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play. |
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| a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition. |
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| the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. |
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| when you say something different than what you mean |
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| takes place when the opposite of what is expected actually happens |
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| a temporary state of mind or feeling. |
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| a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength. |
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