| A | B |
|---|
| character | person or animal who takes part in the action of a story |
| characterization | the process an author uses to reveal a character |
| conflict | the main struggle or problem for the characters in a story |
| connotation | feelings and associations that a word suggests |
| dialogue | conversation between two or more characters |
| fiction | a story that is made up rather than true |
| flashback | an interruption in a plot to tell what happened at an earlier time |
| foreshadowing | use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the story |
| imagery | a writer's language that appeals to the senses |
| verbal irony | contrast between what is said and what is meant |
| situational irony | contrast between what is expected and what happens |
| dramatic irony | contrast between what the audience knows and what the character does not know |
| plot | the events that make up a story |
| first person view | the narrator is in the story |
| omniscient view | the narrator knows events, thoughts, and feelings |
| limited view | the narrator is not in the story, knows events only |
| setting | the time and place in which a story happens |
| suspense | the feeling of uncertainty or anxiety about what will happen next in a story |
| theme | the deeper truth or moral presented by a story (the "big picture" idea) |
| tone/mood | the overall emotion the author's choice of words creates |
