| A | B |
|---|
| plot | the actions and events in a story |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces |
| external conflict | a conflict outside of a character, such as with another character or a force of nature |
| internal conflict | a conflict inside of a character |
| foreshadowing | use of hints or clues to suggest events that will happen later in the story |
| complications | problems that arise as the characters in a story take steps to resolve the conflict |
| climax | the story’s most emotional or suspenseful moment; this is the point at which the conflict is decided one way or the other |
| resolution | the last part of the story; this is where the loose ends of the plot are tied up and the story is closed |
| sentinel | guard; person keeping watch |
| sabotage | obstruct or destroy |
| rural | characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic |
| onomatopoeia | use of words whose sounds echo their sense |
| hyperbole | figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or for a humorous effect |
| setting | the time and place of the action of the story |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (“like” or “as”) is used |
