| A | B |
|---|
| narrative | tells a story |
| symbolism | something used for or regarded as representing something else; |
| theme | general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express |
| conflict | the struggle found in fiction. |
| irony | difference between what is said and what is meant. |
| verbal irony | an author says one thing and means something else |
| dramatic irony | audience perceives something a character does not know. |
| irony of situation | difference between what the audience expects and what happens. |
| mood | Emotional attitude an author takes toward his subject. |
| foreshadowing | Use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen in the story |
| motivation | The reason a characters acts the way he or she does. |
| metaphor | Comparison of two things that does not use the words like or as |
| alliteration | Repetition of beginning consonant sounds |
| allusion | A reference to something that the author expects the reader to know. |
| personification | Giving human characteristics to animals or things. |
| characterization | Method used by an author to develop a character |
| foil | A character that contrasts another character: |
| point of view | Who is telling the story |
| repetition | The return of a word or phrase or stanza in any form of literature. |
| setting | Time and place of a literary work |
| tone | attitude a writer takes toward his work |
