| A | B |
|---|
| foreshadowing | a hint or clue given to the reader of what is to come |
| Protagonist | main character |
| Antagonist | a character or force that opposes the main character |
| Symbol | a person, place or object that represents an abstract idea |
| Plot | series of events in a story |
| Theme | the underlying meaning of a literary work |
| setting | where and when a story takes place |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | an indirect comparison of two unlike things |
| personification | human charactersistics are assigned to nonhuman things, or life is attributed to inanimate objects |
| situation irony | when what is expected or intended contrasts with what occurs |
| verbal irony | when the surface meaning of what one says or writes is opposite of the intended meaning |
| dramatic irony | when the reader or spectator knows more about the true state of affairs than the characters |
| first person | a character in the story tells the story using "I" |
| third person omniscient | an outsider tells the story from an all-knowing point of view |
| third person limited | an outsider tells the story, focusing on the thoughts and feeling of one character |
| third person objective | an outsider tells the story from a factual point of view.No characters feelings or thoughts are revealed |
| mood | the climate or feeling of a literary work |
| climax | when the main character takes decisive action to end the conflict or when the situation is such that the problem must be resolved in some way |
