| A | B |
|---|
| character | A. an individual in a story or play |
| conflict | A. a struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions |
| irony | A. a contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality |
| setting | A. the time and place of a story or play |
| protagonist | A. the main character in a fiction or drama |
| plot | A. the series of related events that make up a story |
| direct characterization | A. the writer tells directly what a character’s personality is |
| suspense | A. the uncertainty or anxiety we feel about what is going to happen next in a story |
| point of view | A. the vantage point from which a writer tells the story |
| theme | A. the central idea or insight of a work of literature |
| antagonist | A. the character or forces that block the main character in a story |
| verbal irony | A. a speaker says one thing and means the opposite |
| dramatic irony | A. the reader or audience knows something that a character in a story or drama does not know |
| foreshadowing | A. the use of clues to hint at what is going to happen later in the plot |
| exposition | A. a kind of writing that explains a subject, gives information, or clarifies an idea |
