| A | B |
|---|
| drama | a play |
| symbol | something that suggests a meaning deeper than its literal meaning |
| flashback | a story interruption that takes the reader back to an earlier time |
| plot | the events that occur in a story |
| comedy | a humorous play |
| foreshadowing | the use of clues that suggest what will happen in the future in a story |
| diary | a personal account of someone's life that is usually not created for others to read |
| simile | a comparison that includes the words like or as |
| biography | a story of someone's life written by someone else |
| setting | where and when a story takes place |
| theme | the central message about life an author conveys |
| mood | the feeling a reader gets from a story |
| metaphor | a comparison that does not include the words like or as |
| conflict | a struggle that a character must face in a story |
| point of view | the position from which a writer tells a story |
| poetry | a type of writing in which the meaning and sound of words is especially important |
| satire | use of humor to expose or make fun of certain human behavior |
| irony | a twist of fate or a contradiciton between what is said and what is meant |
| nonfiction | writing based on fact |
| tragedy | a serious drama that involves a struggle against evil |
