The world of English literature captivates the minds of millions of people around the world. The stories read are new and old and continue to capture people's attention even today. Every work of literature can delve into settings, themes, characterizations, have great styles, and what most people enjoy...conflict. Most people don't understand or see the messages these pieces may contain. Hidden sometimes in complex statements or meanings that the ordinary person may not remember. These “treasures” are waiting to be found and are gold waiting to be found. In the story “Pet Milk,” by Stuart Dybek, he uses several literary terms used in everyday life. As stated previously, setting, theme, irony, style, and figurative language are used in many literary works and are extremely common in this play. We will break this story down into pieces and review the knowledge and facts that are waiting to be discovered and find the meaning behind them. Pet Milk is a great story to use because it has a lot of these elements and is not a man's story....