| A | B |
|---|
| fiction | prose writing that tells a story about imaginary events |
| nonfiction | is prose writing that tells about real people, places, and events |
| setting | time and place of the plot |
| theme | the message the author wants to tell you about life or human nature |
| narrative essay | a short piece of nonfiction that tells a story about a real person or event |
| prediction | an informed idea about what might happen later in a narrative |
| plot | the sequence of events in a narrative |
| conflict | the problem |
| rising action | central con flict is introduced |
| climax | high point of intensity in the conflict is reached |
| falling action | conflict decreases in intensity |
| resolution | conflict concludes and loose ends are tied up |
| foreshadowing | the use of clues to hint at events that will happen later in a story |
| suspense | a feeling of tension that keeps readers wondering what will happen next |
| prediction | an informed guess about what will happen later in a narrative |
| voice | the way a writer sounds on the page |
| autobiographical writing | the author tells all or part of his or her own life story |
| author's purpose | his or her main reason for writing |
| character | a person or animal who takes part in the action of a literary work |
| round character | complex, showing many different qualities and reavealing faults as well as virtues |
| flat character | one-dimensional, showing a single trait |
| dynamic character | develops, changes, and learns something during the course of a story |
| static character | remains the same during the course of a story |
| "The Washwoman" | Issac Bashevis Singer |
| from A White House Diary | Lady Bird Johnson |
| "The Cask of Amontillado" | Edgar Allan Poe |
| "Sonata for Harp and Bicycle" | Joan Aiken |
| "Secret Life of Walter Mitty" | James Thurber |
