| A | B |
| simile | comparison that uses like or as |
| metaphor | comparison that does not use like or as |
| Lee | wrote To Kill a Mockingbird |
| antagonist | opposes the main character |
| protagonist | the main character |
| Rand | author of Anthem |
| artistic | license used to bend the truth |
| tone | author's attitude toward subject |
| mood | atmosphere of literary work |
| plot | series of events in literary work |
| drama | literary work written to be performed |
| tragedy | Julius Caesar is this type of play |
| interrogative | asks a question |
| declarative | makes a statement |
| imperative | makes a command |
| exclamatory | shows emotion or excitement |
| first | point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story |
| conflict | struggle between opposing forces |
| dialogue | conversation between characters |
| character | person in a literary work |
| characterization | author's method of introducing characters |
| diction | word choice |
| imagery | appeals to one of the five senses |
| personification | granting human characteristics to nonhuman things |
| theme | underlying meaning in a literary work |
| climax | major turning point or action in a story |
| Lowry | Author of Gathering Blue |
| setting | when and where a story takes place |
| Shakespeare | author of Julius Caesar |
| underline | title treatment for a book |
| colon | follows greeting in business ltr |
| subordinate | same thing as dependent clause |
| proper | type of noun that needs capitalized |
| possession | use an apostrophe to show this |
| static | type of character that doesn't change |