| A | B |
|---|
| plot | organized pattern of events |
| point of view | lens through which we see action |
| characters | persons, animals, things in story |
| first person | narrator is "I" |
| limited | knows what one character sees |
| short story | narrative prose fiction shorter than novel |
| external | self vs outside forces |
| foreshadowing | clues that hint at what will come |
| static | remain the same |
| resolution | settling of problem |
| indirect characterization | shown through characters' words/actions |
| flat | one sided, often stereotype |
| dramatic irony | difference between what character believes and what we know as true |
| dynamic | change throughout the story |
| climax | point of highest emotional intensity |
| direct characterization | told through author's words |
| round | presented in depth, from many angles |
| flashback | moves back to earlier time |
| exposition | information that gives background |
| dialect | speech patterns from particular region |
| verbal irony | say one thing and mean opposite |
| allusion | reference to literature, myth . . . |
| omniscient | all-knowing observer |
| suspense | quality that makes us eager to read on |
| conflict | problem in the story |
| internal | self vs self |
| setting | time and place of action |
| theme | lesson to be learned |
