| A | B |
|---|
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| metaphor | a direct comparison that does not use like or as |
| personification | giving human characteristics to inanimate objects or ideas |
| idiom | an accepted phrases that means someting other than the literal |
| setting | the time and place of a story |
| archetype | a character, action or situation that is a protype for human life |
| character | someone who reflects universal human characteristics |
| protagonist | the central character in a novel |
| antagonist | the adversary to the protagonist |
| round character | a character who has many traits |
| flat character | character with an emphasis on one trait |
| dynamic character | character changes |
| static character | character changes little if at all |
| denotation | dictionary meaning of word |
| connotation | feelings or emotions stirred by a word |
| details | specifics about things that happen |
| diction | word choice intended to convey affect |
| dialect | speech of a particular group of people |
| plot | sequence of events in a story |
| conflict | tension between opposing forces |
| flashback | a scene that interrupts the action to show a previous event |
| foreshadowing | hints or clues to suggest future events |
| suspense | quality that makes the reader nervous or tense |
| imagery | words that describe the five senses (taste, touch, smell, feel, hear) |
| figurative language | words that describe one thing in terms of something else |
