Literary Terms

9/2/14
Aside: a brief remark by an actor directly to the audience, which is not heard by the other
characters on stage during a play
Comic relief: the use of a comic scene to interrupt a succession of intensely tragic dramatic
moments. These scenes typically parallel the tragic action that the scenes interrupt

9/3/14
Conflict: the struggle in a work of literature
Denouement: the portion of the plot that reveals the final outcome of it conflicts or the solution
of its mysteries

9/4/14
Foil: a character who contrasts and parallels the main character
Foreshadowing: to hint at a future course of action