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| Plot | the incidents which confront the main characters in a story |
| Setting | the physical backround against which a story takes place |
| Conflict | the struggle which grows out of opposing forces in a plot |
| Characterization | the way in which the author developes the personalities of characters within a story |
| Theme | the central or dominating idea in a piece of literature |
| Climax | the point of highest interest on a story |
| Resolution | the solution of the plot |
| Symbol | something which stands for or represtents something else |
| Point of View | the way in which the reader is presented the events of a story |
| Image | a literal or concrete representation of a sensory experience |
| Irony | the contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens |
| Flashback | the presentation of scenes or incidents which happened before the story began or at an eariler time in the story |
| Foreshadowing | hinting at events that are about to come in the story |
| Soliloguy | a speech givin by one character in a drama while he is alone; meant to give useful information to the audicnce |
| Aside | a statement made by a character in a drama, while other characters are prestent; the statement is meant to be heard only by the audience |
| Protagonist | the main character in a play or story |
| Antagonist | the chief opponent or rival of the protagonist |
| Simile | an expressed comparison between two unlikely things, which uses "like" or "as" |
| Metaphor | an implied comparison between two unlike things which does not use "like" or "as" |
| Personification | giving inanimate objects human attributes or traits |
| Hyperbole | an exaggeration made for effect |
