| A | B |
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| plot | series of events in a story |
| allusion | a reference in literature to a familiar person, place, thing, or event |
| climax | is the high point, or turning point |
| protagonist | hero, good guy |
| rising action | the events that lead up to the climax in a story |
| imagery | words used to create a picture in the readers |
| flashback | returning to an earlier time in the story |
| conflict | the main problem |
| theme | the main idea |
| exposition | writing that is intended to make clear or explain something hard to understand |
| falling action | the action that happens after the climax until the resolution |
| antagonist | bad guy |
| irony | an unexpected twist |
| POV | narration |
| POV:Ist person | "I", one of the characters |
| POV:3rd person | "He", someone outside |
| POV:3rd person omniscient | "He", when someone is all knowing, knows all thoughts of characters |
| foreshadow | giving hints and clues of whats going to happen later in the story |
| tone | the author's feelings |
| symbolism | something that represents something else |
| characterization | the method an author uses to reveal or describe characters |
| resolution/denouement | final solution, the ending |
