Matching Pairs Literary termsOnline version Matching exercise by Cory Huttenga 1 soliloquy 2 deus ex machina 3 foil 4 anagnorisis 5 catharsis 6 iambic pentameter 7 in media res 8 theme 9 double entendre 10 monologue 11 hamartia 12 pun 13 peripeteia a character shares their thoughts about a certain character or past, present, or upcoming event, while talking to themselves without acknowledging the presence of any other person. a sudden reversal of fortune or change in circumstances; a turning point a particular way of wording that is devised to be understood in two ways, having a double meaning. The second meaning is often sexual. the point where a principal character recognizes or discovers another character's true identity or the true nature of their own circumstances. a long speech by a character in the presence of other characters. a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine. a character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character. The objective is to highlight the traits of the other character. a play on words that produces a humorous effect by using a word that suggests two or more meanings, or by exploiting similar sounding words that have different meanings. the circumstance where an implausible concept or a divine character is introduced into a storyline, for the purpose of resolving its conflict and procuring an interesting outcome. the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. to start your story “in the middle of things" -- starting in or into the middle of a narrative or plot, rather than the natural beginning. a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly. a line of writing that consists of ten syllables in a specific pattern of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
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