| A | B |
|---|
| Theme | underlying message about life |
| Red Herring | false hint or clue for distraction |
| Foreshadowing | create expectations or hints that will develop later in the story |
| Setting | the place and time of the story |
| Climax | the highest point of suspense |
| Mood | the prevailing feeling or emotion |
| Character Traits | the qualities that make a personality |
| Motivation | the impulse or desire for a character to do something |
| Protagonist | the hero/heroine; the main character we are supporting |
| Character Development | the change or growth of a character within a story |
| Plot | the sequence of events that tell the story |
| Rising Action | the events that build suspense and lead to the climax |
| Resolution | final part of the story when the problems have been solved and the story ends. |
| Conflict | struggle or class between opposing forces or characters |
| Juxtaposition | events placed side by side for comparison or contrast |
| Antagonist | the one who opposes the main character; the villain |
| Confidant(e) | the trusted friend that is a device for the main character to reveal their thoughts |
| Flashback | to present action that occurred before the beginning of the story |
| Irony | contradictions; words that mean the opposite of their usual meaning or contradiction between what a character says and what the audience knows is true |
| Symbolism | where an object represents an idea |
| Cliffhanger | suspense or mystery at the end of a chapter; it makes you want to keep reading by leaving a character in a perilous situation |
| Allusion | reference to a famous literary person, event or story |
| Exposition | text intended to teach or give information that will be important in the plot |
