| A | B |
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| plot | Sequence of events in a story, novel or play. |
| narrative hook | The plot catches the reader's attention. |
| climax | Point of highest emotional pitch. |
| resolution | The final outcome. |
| conflict | Struggle between two opposing forces. |
| setting | Time and place events occur. |
| point of view | Relationship of the storyteller to the story. |
| theme | Main idea. |
| symbolism | Object, person or place that means more than what it is. |
| descriptive essay | Carefully detailed portrayal of a person, place, or thing. |
| speaker in poetry | Voice of a poem. |
| blank verse poetry | Written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. |
| onomatopoeia | Imitates the sound of what it describes. |
| allusion | Reference to character, place or situation in literature, music or history. |
| figurative language | Used for descriptive effect, often to imply ideas. |
| narrative poetry | Verse that tells a story. |
| ballad | Short, musical, narrative poem. |
| dramatic poetry | One or more characters speak. |
| concrete poetry | Stresses the visual appearance of words. |
| biography | Account of person's life by someone other than the subject. |
| narrative essay | Verse that tells a story. |
| persuasive essay | Aims to make the audience accept an opinion. |
| dialogue in drama | Conversation between characters. |
| soliloquy | Long speech spoken by a character. |
| theme | Main idea. |
| expository essay | Writer's purpose is to explain facts or ideas. |
| satire | Form of writing that ridicules or abuses for the sake of remedying them. |
| foreshadowing | Use of clues by the author to prepare readers for event that will happen. |
| characterization | Methods a writer uses to develop the personality of a character. |
| atmosphere | Emotional quality or mood of a story. |
| tone | Attitude of the author toward the subject. |
| frame story | Story within a story. |
| irony | Contrast between reality and what seems to be real. |
| autobiography | Story of a person's life by that person. |
