| A | B |
|---|
| underlying meaning of the story | theme |
| turning point of a story | climax |
| hints of what is to come | foreshadowing |
| working out the final details of the story | resolution |
| when a situation turns out differently than expected | situational irony |
| the way the author uses language | style |
| the author's choice of narrator | point of view |
| the reader's feelings while reading | mood |
| problems that arise | conflict |
| time and place of story | setting |
| framework or outline of the story | plot |
| beginning situation of a story | exposition |
| speaker says one thing and means another | verbal irony |
| the reader knows more than the character knows | dramatic irony |
| an interruption in the action of the story to refer to a past happening | flashback |
| positive or negative mental image a word gives | connotation |
| a concrete object that represents an abstract idea | symbol |
| main character trying to achieve a goal | protagonist |
| comparison using "like" or "as" | simile |
| method author uses to develop a character | characterization |
| comparison without "like" or "as" | metaphor |
| person or situation that gets in the way of the main character | antagonist |
| type of external conflict | man vs. nature |
| a complex character, many sided | round character |
| a character with only one trait, one sided | flat character |
| classified by certain characteristics everyone in a group has | stereotype |
| giving human characteristics to something that is not human | personification |
| several words in the same line beginning with the same letter or sound | alliteration |
| a character who changes due to events in the story | dynamic character |
| when the meaning is implied, not actually stated | inference |
| story with a deeper symbolic meaning | allegory |
| when a character suddenly realizes something important | epiphany |
| reference to a literary or historical figure or event | allusion |
