tragedy
A play, novel or other narrative that depicts serious and important events in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.
Iambic Pentameter
A five-beat poetic line
Simile
Figurative language drawing comparison.
metaphor
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
personification
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
alliteration
Use of similar consonants
irony
Something humorous based on contradiction.
imagery
Visually descriptive or figurative language.
foreshadowing
A warning or indication of a future event.
allusion
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect passing reference.