| A | B |
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| plot | a series of related events |
| climax | a story's high point |
| resolution | loose ends are tied up |
| internal conflict | a struggle within the mind of one character |
| external conflict | a struggle between two characters |
| indirect characterization | the writer gives clues to a character by presenting the character's actions, words, and thoughts |
| setting | time and place of the action |
| symbol | a person, place, or object that has a literal meaning |
| theme | a story's central message |
| epiphany | a sudden flash of insight that changes one's feelings about something |
| inference | logical assumptions about information or ideas |
| situational irony | something that happens that contradicts the expectations |
| direct characterization | the writer (speaking through a narrator) explains a character |
