Е. В. Семенова, М. Л. Ростова, Е. В. Петрова

 
а play or story in which the events and feelings are 
deliberately overdone, to be as exciting as possible. 
(adjective: 
melodramatic) 
metaphor - 
а way оf describing something bу saying that it is like 
something else, without using the words 'like' or 'as': е.g. 
That тап is а 
snake. 
Compare
 simile. 
metaphysical poetry 
- the poetry of John Donne and others in the 
early 17th century. 
metre 
- formal rhythm in lines of verse. The verse line is divided into 
feet which contain different rhythms and stresses (see foot). The commonest 
English metre is the iambic pentametre, with five iambs or iambic feet: 
е.g. So long | as men | can breathe | or eyes | can see, | 
So long | lives this, | and this | gives life | to thee. |
 
miracle or mystery plays 
- drama оf the late mediaeval times, 
always with religious subjects. 
monologue 
- а speech by one person. 
Interior monologue 
is the 
name given to а prose style used by James Joyce and others, which gave 
the reader the stream of thoughts and feelings passing through а character's 
mind. 
morality plays 
- drama of the 15th century, using arguments 
between different values, such as Youth, Death, etc.
narrative 
- the telling оf а story. Novels, short stories, etc. are 
narratives. The 
narrator 
is а person who tells а story, in а play or а book 
written in the “I” form. 
naturalism 
- trying tо be as real as possible, especially in plays. 

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(adjective: 
naturalistic)
novel 
- а book-length story whose characters and events are usually 
imaginary. А writer of novels is а