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| fictional writing that has a happy ending for the main characters |
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| ten-syllable line stressed on every other beat, creating a pattern of u/u/u/u/u/ |
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| the sequence of events in a story |
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| a type of word play in which 2 or more words having the same sound but different meanings are employed so that both meanings are suggested. Ex. sole and soul, ant and aunt |
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| a character speaking to the world in general with no other characters present in the scene. |
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| literature, often drama, that ends with the death (or downfall) of the tragic hero. The tragic hero has some type of flaw or shortcoming that leads to his downfall. |
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| someone who has a sensitive moral conscience, but who also has a tragic weakness (such as too much pride or ambition) which causes his death or downfall. |
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