| A | B |
| characterization | process of revealing the personality of a character |
| climax | moment of great emotion or suspense in a plot |
| conflict | struggle between opposing characters or forces |
| foil | character used to contrast another |
| drama | story written to be acted for an audience |
| soliloquy | long speech expressing a character's thoughts |
| mood | emotion or tone that a story evokes |
| aside | words spoken on stage but not heard by others on stage |
| tragedy | narrative that comes to an unhappy ending for the main character |
| fiction | writing that is imaginary or made-up |