| A | B |
|---|
| Irony | the contrast between expectation and reality |
| Idiom | a nonsensical phrase that people still understand |
| Foreshadowing | clues or hints to future events in a story |
| Protagonist | main character, has problems, gets the reader's sympathy |
| Antagonist | character or setting that causes problems for the main character |
| Subplot | a minor story within a story |
| Complication | a small problem that keeps the plot going or suspensful |
| Setting | where and when the story takes place |
| Parallel episode | repeated events in a story |
| Theme | the idea about life the author wants to get across to the reader |
| Moral | a lesson that a story teaches |
| Allusion | a reference to something biblical, literary, historical, or mythological |
| Conflict | the main problem in the story |
| Miss Kinnian | Charlie's teacher |
| Mrs. Flynn | Charlie's landlady |
| Joe Carp | Charlie's co- worker |
| Algernon | the test mouse |
| Charlie Gordon | the protagonist of "Flowers for Algernon" |
