| A | B |
|---|
| plot | the storyline or series of events |
| setting | when, where, general description of where |
| characterization | appearance, personality, background |
| verbal irony | when you say the opposite of what mean |
| situational irony | when the opposite happens of what you expect |
| personification | giving human characteristics to something not human |
| foreshadowing | clue or hint of something that comes later |
| 2 main points of view | 1st person, 3rd person |
| protagonist | main character, has goals |
| antagonist | person or thing that is trying to stop protagonist |
| climax/turning point | most critical moment when learn if protagoist wins/loses |
| prose | regular unpatterned writing |
| 2 kinds of conflict | internal and external |
| internal conflict | person vs. themselves (conscience) |
| external conflict | person vs. person, person vs. animal, etc. |
| 1st person narration | uses "I" |
| 3rd person narration | uses "he" "she" "they" etc. |
| theme | main idea, basic topic/focus |
| resolution | conclusion of story, plot tied-up |
| alliteration | same sound at the beginning of several words |
| consonance | Repeating consonant sounds at the end of a word (tent spent) |
| assonance | Two or more words, close to one another repeat the vowel sound |
| repetition | words or phrases repeated for emphasis |
| onomatopoeia | words that sound like what they mean "buzz" |
