| A | B |
|---|
| narrator | the person telling the story |
| alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| novel | narrative containing several sub-plots |
| free verse | unrhymed poetry |
| theme | the central idea or message |
| plot | the series of events |
| personification | giving human qualities to inanimate objects |
| antagonist | the villain, opposes the hero |
| metaphor | a comparison without using like or as |
| climax | the most exciting point in the story |
| pathos | the emotion of pity |
| crisis | a conflict, struggle |
| stanza | a paragraph of poetry |
| denouement | falling action |
| protagonist | the hero, main character |
| flashback | a character relating events from the past |
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| symbolism | one thing represents another |
| foreshadowing | hinting at what will happen in the future |
| onomatopoeia | a word that sounds like its meaning |
