| A | B |
| Flashback | a return to an earlier event |
| Flat Character | a character that is not developed |
| Static Character | a character who does not change throughout the story |
| External Conflict | a problem or struggle with society, nature, or another person or group |
| 1st Person POV | a personal narration, diary, memoir (I, me, my) |
| Omniscient POV | POV that knows all events, characters, Godlike |
| Grotesque | hideous, distorted |
| Impunity | exemption from punishment |
| Preclude | to prevent or exclude |
| Vow | promise |
| Rounded Character | a fully developed character |
| Dynamic Character | a character who changes through events in the story |
| Internal Conflict | an inner struggle, usually a decision or choice |
| Point of View | position a story's narrator |
| 3rd Person POV | narration looks in from the outside |
| Endeavor | try |
| Immolate | fire, sacrificial |
| Retribution | retaliation |
| Succession | following in order, sequence |
| Imagery | descriptive, creating a picture |