| A | B |
|---|
| dialogue | conversation between characters |
| internal conflict | character struggles in his own mind |
| external conflict | character struggles with outside force or another person |
| protagonist | main character |
| antagonist | person or force that opposes the main character |
| simile | comparison using "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | comparison not using "like" or "as" |
| foreshadowing | use of hints about future events |
| onomatopoeia | word or phrase that imitates a sound |
| personification | giving qualities of a human to an animal, object or idea |
| verbal irony | when a person says one thing but means another |
| hyperbole | major exaggeration |
| tone | attitude of the narrator |
| allliteration | repetition of beginning consonant sounds |
| static character | a character who stays the same |
| dynamic character | character who changes throughout the story |
| dialect | a variation of language by a particular group |
| theme | the main idea of a literary work |
