| A | B |
|---|
| conflict | tensions raised in the story |
| dramatic irony | reader or viewer knows more about the situation than the other characters |
| verbal irony | surface meaning of what one writes or says is the opposite of the intended meaning |
| situational irony | events that turn out contrary to what is expected or what seems appropriate |
| personification | a figure of speech in which human characteristics are attributed to non-human things and events |
| setting | the time and place in which the action of a narrative occurs |
| round character | a character dominated by many traits |
| flat character | character dominated primarily by one trait |
| dynamic character | character changes, develops, and/or learns throughout the course of the story |
| static character | the character does not change, develop and/or learn throughout the course of the story |
| allusion | a reference to a historical or literary figure or event |
| foreshadowing | the technique of giving the reader, listener, or viewer of a story or play hints at what is to come sometime later in the story |
| theme | the underlying main idea of a work, the message of the author, may be stated or implied |
| symbol | something conscrete, such as an object, person, place or happening, that stands for or represents something abstract, such as an idea, a quality, a concept, or a condition |
| satire | a technique that ridicules people and their institutions in an effort to expose their weaknesses or evils |
| stereotype | standardized, conventional ideas about characters, plots, and settings |
