| A | B |
| static character | does not change during the story |
| flat character | posseses one or two traits |
| charater | a person or animal who takes part in the action of a literary work |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
| Edgar Allan Poe | Father of Horror |
| irony | techniques that involve suprising, interesting or amusing contradictions |
| fiction | prose writing that tells about imaginary characters or events |
| internal conflict | struggle takes place within the protagonist's mind to reach new understanding or decision |
| main character | protagonist who is the most important individual in the story |
| round character | full devoloped with both good and bad traits revealed and background is revealed |
| climax | the highest point of intrest or suspense |
| drama | a story written to be performed by |
| external conflict | character struggles against some outside person or force |
| plot | sequence of events that contain conflicts, climax and resolution |
| dynamic character | changes during the story |
| foreshadowing | clues that suggest events that have yet to occur |
| flashback | a section of a literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate and an event from an earlier time |