| A | B |
|---|
| 1st person narrator | when the narrator is "I" or "me" |
| 3rd person narrator | when the story is told by someone who knows it. You will see "he, she, it, and they" instead of "I" or "me" |
| setting | the time and place of piece of literature |
| flashback | a break in the sequence of events in a story, to an earlier time |
| conflict | a problem in the story |
| exposition | the first part of a story where the characters and setting are introduced |
| rising action | the events in a story that build from the conflict |
| climax | the turning point in a story when the main character meets his conflict head on, usually the most intense part of a story |
| falling action | takes place after the climax, when the characters begin to go "back to normal" |
| resolution | the end of the story that explains how things end up |
| foreshadow | when the author provides a hint about future events in a work of literature |
| characterization | the way the author reveals character |
| plot | the sequence of events in a story |
| point of view | the perspective from which a story is told (1st person, 3rd person, or 3rd person omniscient (all knowing) |
| theme | a message about life or human nature that is conveyed by a work of literature |
| alliteration | the repetition a letter or sound at the beginning of a word |
| simile | a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" |
| internal conflict | a struggle that is within a character (person vs. self) |
| metaphor | a comparison of two things that have some quality in common. Does not use "like" or "as" |
| external conflict | a struggle between two opposing forces |
| personification | the giving of human qualities to an animal, object or idea |
| imagery | the use of word or phrases that appeal to the reader's five senses |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning (pop, buzz) |
| rhyme | the repetition of sounds at the end of words |
| hyperbole | an author's use of exaggeration to show emphasis |
| stanza | a group of lines within a poem |
