| A | B |
|---|
| omniscient narrator | all-knowing narrator can take us all over the story allowing us to see into the minds of all the characters |
| connotation | all the meanings, associations, or emotions that have come to be attached to some words |
| onomatopoeia | use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning |
| first person narrator | writer lets one of the characters tell the story through the use of I, me, or my |
| denotation | the dictionary definition of a word |
| limited third person narrrator | narrated by one who stands outside the story, but who sees everything through the eyes of one character |
| personification | something nonhuman is given human characteristics, qualities, or feelings |
| chronological order | the story follows the order that the events happened in time (time order) |
| surprise ending | resolves a story’s conflict in a totally unexpected and yet logical way |
| imagery | descriptive language that appeals to any sense or any combination of our senses |
