| A | B |
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| antagonist | bad guy; works against the protagonist |
| autobiography | a story of a person's life written by that person |
| character | fictional personality created by the author |
| climax | highest point of interest in the story; turning point |
| conflict | struggle between two opposing forces; can be internal or external |
| denouement | resolution of the story where loose ends are tied together; last thing that happens |
| dialogue | the actual eords that the characters speak |
| falling action | all action in the story that follows the climax |
| figurative language | using words not in their literal sense to make writing descriptive |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| inference | a reasonable conclusion drawn by the reader or viewer from hints provided by the author |
| metaphor | comparison of 2 unlike things that does not use like or as; usually states that someone is something |
| mood | feeling aroused in the reader by the author |
| narrative | a story or account of an event; may be true or fictional |
| novel | long, fictional prose narrative with many characters and a strong plot |
| opening situation | background info given as the story opens |
| personification | when non-human things take on human characteristics |
| plot | the sequence of events in a story |
| protagonist | hero/heroine; usually the main character or good guy |
| rising action | all the events which lead up to the climax |
| setting | time and place a story occurs |
| short story | story that can be read in one sitting but has fewer characters and is less developed than a novel |
| simile | comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
| theme | underlying meaning of a literary work; the message of the piece |
