| A | B |
|---|
| torrent | swift-flowing stream |
| point of view | the vantage point from which a story is told |
| intercept | catch |
| condoling | expressing sympathy |
| grimace | a facial expression of pain or disgust |
| fate | power that is supposed to determine the course of events |
| talisman | an object thought to have magical powers |
| disown | to refuse to accept as one's own; to reject |
| averted | turned away |
| apathy | a lack of feeling or interest |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces |
| external conflict | a struggle with an outside force |
| internal conflict | a struggle between opposing needs or desires or emotions |
| suspense | the uncertainty or anxiety a reader feels about what will happen next in a story |
| climax | the point in the story that has the greatest suspense or interest for the reader |
| resolution | the end of the story |
| character | a person or animal in a story, play, or other literary work |
| setting | the time and place of a story, play, or narrative poem |
| theme | a main idea in a work of literature |
| peril | danger |
