| A | B |
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| Foreshadow | method used to build suspense by providing clues |
| Flashback | reference to an event which takes place earlier |
| Internal Conflict | a conflict in the mind |
| External Conflict | a conflict with people, events, things, or setting |
| Point of View | the perspective a writer chooses to tell the story |
| Omniscient POV | the narrator knows everything, all knowing |
| 1st Person POV | the narrator coming from his/her own perspective (I, me, we, our) |
| 3rd Person POV | narrator is an outside voice (he, she, they) |
| Theme | the message or moral of the story |
| Genre | type of writing, fiction, non-fiction, bio, sci-fi, etc |
| Imagery | use of vivid or figurative language |
| Protagonist | the main character |
| Antagonist | a person or force working against the protagonist |
| Freytag's Pyramid | A plot pyramid showing the story's sequence |
| Exposition | in the beginning of the story, the author presents essential information |
| Resolution | where the conflicts are resolved |
| Climax | the highest point of action |
| Rising Action | the events which build up to the climax |
| Falling Action | the events which take place after the climax |
| Plot | sequence of events in a story |
| Characterization | the method a writer uses to show a character's personality |
| Rounded Character | the reader knows a great deal about the character |
| Setting | time and place in which a story unfolds |
| Flat Character | the reader knows little about the character |
| Static Character | a character who doesn't change |
| Dynamic Character | a character who changes from the beginning to the end |
