| A | B |
|---|
| Falling action | the result of the climax |
| Resolution | the final outcome of the entire story |
| Omniscient | the narrator acts as an all-knowing narrator who can tell the reader what any character thinks or feels; an outside, not a character, tells the story |
| Metaphor | a compaision between two unlike things not using the words "like" or "as" |
| Hyperbole | an exaggeration or overstatement to prove a point |
| Personification | giving an animal or object human characteristics |
| Nonfiction | factual (true) prose writing |
| Direct characterization | the author directly states a character's traits |
| State theme | the main idea is announced in the story |
| Apostrophe | talking to an animal, object, or person (either absent or dead) as if it/he/she could hear, understand, and respond |
| Dialect | variation of language; the form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group; the way people talk |
| Irony | the contrast between what is and what appears to be |
| Suspense | a growing feeling of excitement or anxiety that makes the reader wonder what will happen next |
