| A | B |
|---|
| allotted | distributed to; gave as a share |
| indifferent | having or showing no interest |
| contempt | scorn; a feeling that something is low or unworthy |
| indignant | angry because of something thought to be not right or unfair |
| obsessed | thinking about too much |
| dwindled | steadily shrank; became less and less or smaller and smaller |
| incredulous | unbelieving |
| divulge | reveal |
| stalemate | situation in which no side can win; a draw |
| lethargy | feeling of dullness or tiredness |
| setting | the time and place of a story, poem, or play |
| characterization | the way in which the writer reveals the personality of a character |
| conflict | a struggle or clash between opposing characters |
| internal conflict | struggle between opposing desires or emotions within a person |
| external conflict | struggle between a character and some outside force |
| plot | the series of related events that makes up a story |
| exposition | provides information about characters |
| rising action | series of events that lead to the climax |
| falling action | series of events that take place after climax |
| climax | the most exciting moment in the story |
| resolution | the final act when the characters' problems are solved and the story ends |
| theme | an idea about life revealed in a work of literature |
