| A | B |
|---|
| theme | the main idea |
| plot | sequence of events in a literary work |
| conflict (internal) | struggle within the character |
| conflict (external) | stuggle on the outside |
| characterization | the method used to present the personality of a character |
| setting | the time and place of the action |
| rising action | events leading up to the climax |
| falling action | events leading to the resolution |
| climax | the highest point of intensity of action in the plot |
| resolution | the moment when the conflict is solved (conclusion) |
| dialect | a representation of speech patterns |
| tone | the attitude that the work of literature expresses to the reader through its style |
| alliteration | the repetition of the initial consonant sound |
| dialogue | conversation between characters |
| flashback | relation to an action that happened earlier in time |
| foreshadowing | hints of events to come |
| imagery | words that appeal to the 5 senses |
| inference | reader assumes because of clues or a feeling |
| irony | a sharp contrast between what is expected and what is real |
| metaphor | comparison of two unlike things |
| mood | the emotional situation that a piece of literature tries to establish |
| personification | an animal, an object, or an idea is given human characteristics |
| point of view | vantage point from which a work is told (narrator) |
| simile | comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
| symbolism | an image, person, place, or thing that is used to express the idea of something else |
| onomatopeia | using words that imitate the sounds they describe |
| suspense | the quality in a work that makes the reader or audience uncertain or tense about what is to come next |
| hero/heroine | the main character ina work of literature |
