| A | B |
| cowered | to crouch in fear |
| immensely | enormous |
| valiant | brave |
| consolation | comfort |
| impotent | powerless |
| plot | events in a story |
| climax | highest point of interest for a reader |
| protagonist | main character dealing with a problem |
| antagonist | person causing the problem |
| dynamic | a character who changes through the story |
| static | a character who does not change in the story |
| round | a well-developed character |
| flat | a character with limited development |
| conflict | the problem in the story |
| internal conflict | conflict that occurs inside a character |
| external conflict | conflict that occurs outside a character |
| point of view | person telling a story |
| setting | where and when a story takes place |
| theme | main idea of a literary work |
| resolution | the final outcome of the story |