| A | B |
|---|
| climax | high point of the story |
| exposition | beginning of the story/ introduction |
| rising action | series of events that builds from conflict |
| foreshadowing | giving clues to what will happen later in story |
| resolution | concludes the story |
| conflict | creates the plot |
| falling action | events after the climax |
| first person | narrator is a character in the story |
| protagonist | MAIN CHARACTER is story |
| man vs. self | internal conflict of character |
| imagery | language that appeals to senses |
| theme | the main idea of a story |
| man vs. nature | conflict with the forces of nature |
| 3rd person | the narrator is an outsider |
| antagonist | character or force that opposes the protagonist |
| dynamic character | character that changes in the story |
| static character | "flat" character who doesn't change |
| man vs. society | conflict in which values are challenged |
| man vs. man | conflit that pits person against person |
| irony | contrast between what is expected & what happens |
| onomatopoeia | use of words that mimic sounds |
| simile | comparison using "like" or "as" |
| alliteration | repeated consonant sounds |
| metaphor | comparison using a form of "be" |
| hyperbole | an exaggerated statement |
| personification | giving a person's qualites to an animal or object. |
