Tragedy - a story or drama that presents a courageous character that confronts powerful forces, Tragic Hero - a character that represents the consequences that come from possessing one or more personal flaws, Foil - A counterpart, or exact opposite, of the protagonist, Dramatic Irony - When the audience knows more than the characters do about a situation, Soliloquy - a speech which a character expresses inner thoughts and feelings, Aside - a comment said directly to the audience, Comic Relief - there to give audience a temporary break from intense drama by using humor, Personification - to give objects, animals, or emotions human-like qualities, Allusion - referencing specific things in real life that the reader might be familiar with, Pun - play on words, Oxymoron - putting two unlike things together "Jumbo Shrimp",

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