| A | B |
|---|
| flat characters | characters w/ 1 personality trait |
| limited 3rd person | the narrator tells the story from the limited point of view of only 1 character |
| indirect characterization | when the author reveals a characters personality thourgh the characters words and actions, and throughg what the other characters say about them |
| setting | the place and time in which the story takes place |
| plot | the sequence of events in a story, each event causing or leading to the next |
| direct characterization | when the author directly states about a character's personality |
| point of veiw | the relationship of the story teller to the story |
| conflict | at the center of a plot the struggle between two opposing forces |
| exposition | an intorduction to pople, places, and situations that are important to the plot of a story |
| irony | a contrast between reality and what seems real, a reverse of expectations |
| climax | the turning point of a narritive; the point of highest emotional intrest and involvement |
| theme | the main idea of a story, usually in a lesson abouyt life |
| rising action | the part of a plot that adds complications to problems and increases reader intrest |
| situational irony | when what actually happens in a situation is the opposite of what we expect to haappen |
| 1st person point of veiw | when the story is told by one of the characters |
| falling action | the action that is the result of the climax |
| verbal irony | when a person says one thing but means another |
| resolution | the part of the plot that ends the falling action by telling or implying the final outcome |
| dynamic characters | a character that changes througout the story |
