| A | B |
|---|
| protagonist | central character or hero of the story |
| antagonist | person or force opposing the protagonist |
| internal conflict | conflict that takes place entirely within a character's own mind |
| external conflict | when a character struggles against another character or outside force |
| 1st person point of view | when the narrator is actually one of the characters telling the story, using the pronoun I |
| 3rd person limited point of view | when the narrator, who plays no part in the story, zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of just one character |
| 3rd person omniscient point of view | when the narrator knows everthing there is to know about the characters and their problems, i.e. all-knowing or god-like |
| suspense | uncertainty or anxiety we feel about what is going to happen next in a story |
| dramatic irony | occurs when the audience or the reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not know |
| situational irony | occurs when a situation turns out to be just the opposite of what we expect |
| verbal irony | occurs when a writer or speaker says one thing but really means something completely different |
| point of view | the vantage point from which the story is told |
| conflict | the struggle or clash between opposing characters, opposing forces, or within an individual character |
| irony | the contrast between what we expect to happen and what actually happens |
