| A | B |
|---|
| protagonist | hero |
| antagonist | villain, opposes hero |
| characters | people in the story |
| static character | remains the same during the course of and as a result of the story |
| dynamic character | changes during the course of and as a result of the story |
| foreshadowing | giving clues to hint at coming events in a story |
| irony | the implication that the actual situation is different from what is presented |
| flashback | a return to an earlier time in the course of the narrative |
| symbolism | the use of concrete and recognizable things to represent ideas |
| symbol | anything that represents something else, usually by an emblem, token or word |
| tone | expresses a writer's attitude toward the subject |
| voice | shows an author's personality, awareness of audience |
| mood | the emotional atmosphere produced by an author's use of language |
| theme | a thought or idea that the author presents to the reader that may be deep or difficult to understand |
| dialogue | conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play or movie |
