| A | B |
|---|
| plot | sequence of evens in a story |
| conflict | problem in a story |
| exposition | time, place and characters introduced |
| rising action | central conflict introduced |
| falling action | conflict decreases |
| climax | high point in a story |
| resolution | conflict ends and loose ends tied up |
| foreshadowing | clues about what may happen later |
| suspense | feeling of tension that keeps us wondering what will happen |
| prediction | informed guess about what my happen |
| muse | one of the 9 goddesses of the arts, literature and science |
| epic hero | larger than life central character in a epic; displays qualities that are valued by the society in which the epic originated |
| epic | a long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes |
| flashback | how authors present material that occured earlier than present tense of the narrative (memories, dreams, character telling what happened in past) |
| historical & cultural context | the backdrop of details of the time and place in which the work is set or in which it was written |
