| A | B |
|---|
| FALLING ACTION | events that result from the action taken at the turning point |
| CLIMAX | moment of great emotional intesity or suspense in a plot |
| DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION | we are told directly what the character is like |
| DYNAMIC CHARACTER | a character who changes as a result of the story's events |
| EXPOSITION | the part of the plot tat gives information on the characters and their conflicts |
| EXTERNAL CONFLICT | a character struggles against an outside force |
| FIRST PERSON | a story told from the point of view of the person to whom the events are occuring |
| FLAT CHARACTER | a charcter of whom the reader has limited knowledge or they only see one or two sides of. |
| TOPIC | what the story is about |
| INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION | reader uses his own judgment to decide what the charcter is like based on the information the author gives us |
| NARRATIVE HOOK | catches the intrest of the reader |
| PLOT | a series of related events |
| RISING ACTION | a series of complacations that occur as the main character(s) take action to resolve the problem(s) |
| RESOLUTION | a closing and sense of slosure to the story. |
| ROUND CHARACTER | a character whose personality is shown in many different ways... you see all aspects to thei personality. |
| STATIC CHARACTER | a character that does not change much throughout the story |
| THEME | central idea of a work of literature |
| THIRD PERSON | an outside narrarator *limited*=shows only one character's thoughts and feelings |
| IRONY | the difference between what we expect and what happens. *verbal*=saying something when you mean something else *situational*=when the situation turns out to be the opposite of what we expect *dramatic*=when the reader knows something the characters don't. |
| OMNIESCENT | "all knowing" can tell us everything about every character |
