| A | B |
|---|
| conflict | struggle between opposing forces |
| man vs. man | external struggle between two or more individuals |
| man vs. himself | internal struggle concerning emotion and decision |
| man vs. nature | external struggle between man and an element of nature |
| climax | turning point of the story; emotional high point for the character, not the reader |
| resolution | outcome of the conflict |
| characterization | techniques the writer uses to develop a character |
| theme | the underlying meaning of the story |
| setting | the time and place of the story |
| imagery | words that appeal to the senses |
| simile | comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
| metaphor | comparison of two unlike things without using like or as |
| onomotopoeia | words that make the sound that they describe |
| alliteration | the same consonant sound is used over and over |
