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R 18 speech-universal theme

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speech   a nonfiction work that is delivered orally to an audience.  
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stage directions   notes included in a drama to describe how the work is to be performed or staged  
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staging   includes the setting, lighting, costumes, special effects, and music that go into a performance of a drama  
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stanza   a group of lines of poetry that are ususally similiar in length and pattern and are separated by spaces. It is like a paragraph of poetry with a single main idea.  
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surprise endding   conclusion that is unexpected  
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suspense   feeling of anxious uncertainity about the outcome of a literary work.  
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symbol   something that stands for or represents something else  
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symbolism   can highlight certain elements and add levels of meaning with the use of symbols  
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theme   a central message which is usually presented indirectly  
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tone   the writer's attitude toward his/her audience and subject. Formal, informal, serious, playful, bitter, ironic, etc.  
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tragedy   work of literature escpecially a play that results in a catastrophe for the main character  
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universal theme   message about life expressed regularly in different cultures and time periods like courage, love, greed  
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