| A | B |
| flashback | reference to something that happened before the story began |
| alliteration | when several words begin with the same sound |
| theme | concept running through a literary work |
| point of view | attitude or opinion of the author or a character |
| assonance | when several words have the same vowel sound inside |
| resolution | settling of the conflict ai the end of a story |
| plot | sequence of events in a story |
| simile | comparing two things with the words like or as |
| metaphor | comparing two things without like or as |
| climax | the tensest moment and turning point |