| A | B |
|---|
| alliteration | repetition of sounds at beginning of words |
| antagonist | "the bad guy" in the story |
| aside | speaking directly to audience |
| climax | the high point of the story |
| conflict | the problem in the story |
| dynamic character | one that changes throughout story |
| foreshadowing | predicts things that will happen later in story |
| irony | opposite of what is expected |
| metaphor | comparison not using like or as |
| oxymoron | two unlike words together |
| personification | giving human traits to something not human |
| protagonist | the hero of the story |
| setting | where the story takes place |
| simile | comparison using like or as |
| static character | stays the same |
| symbol | stands for something else |
| theme | message of the story |
| monologue | lengthy speech by one character |
| soliloquy | chcaracter expresses his or her thoughts directly to audience, speaks alone on stage |
