| A | B |
|---|
| narrative | writing that tell a story |
| chronological | presenting details in time order |
| contrast | to show how items differ |
| compare | to show how items are similiar |
| point of view | perspective from which a story is told |
| author's style | how an author words his sentences |
| essay | brief works based on a particular subject |
| journals or diaries | records of daily events and thought |
| mood | the overall feeling reading a specific work gives you |
| expository writing | writing that explains a process or presents facts |
| persuasive writing | writing that tries to convince someone to take a particular side |
| descriptive writing | writing that appeals to the five senses |
| reflective writing | writing that thinks back to a previous event in the author's life |
| characterization | the act of developing or creating a character |
| novellas | shorter works of fiction |
| novels | long works of fiction |
| personification | giving human characteristics to nonhuman things |
| dialogue | conversation between characters |
| fables | brief stories with animal characters that teach a lesson |
| moral | a lesson or message in a story |
| dialect | type of language spoken by people of a particular group or region |
| conflict | problem between opposing forces |
| irony | surprise or contradictory ending |
| character traits | qualities of a character |
| character motives | why character act a certain way |
| folk tales | stories passed down from generation to generation |
| climax | point of highest tension or action in a story |
| exposition | the setting of a story |
| internal conflict | the character struggles with a force within his/her self |
| external conflict | the character struggles with an outside force such as nature or another character |
| hyperbole | exaggeration; overstatement |
| myths | stories about gods and goddesses |
| theme | the main idea of a selection or central message |
