poet = poète
rhyme = rime
a line = un vers
a sonnet = un sonnet
stanza = strophe
nursery rhyme = comptine
ballad = ballade, romance
scanning = scansion
stress = accentuation
novelist = romancier
narrator = narrateur
fiction = fiction
short story = nouvelle
fairy tale = conte de fée
detective story = roman policier
romance = roman à l'eau de rose
essay = essai
biography = Biographie
diary = journal
style = style
stage = scène
playwright = dramaturge
a play = une pièce
scene = scène
actress = actrice
actor = acteur
comedian = comique
a part = un rôle
leading role = rôle principal
cast = distribution
dialogue = dialogue
cue = réplique
soliloquy = soliloque
the set = le décor
the props = les accessoires
the backdrop = la toile de fond
dress rehearsal = répétition générale
audience = public
curtains = rideaux