| A | B |
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| atmosphere | mood |
| characterization | to describe a character by his appearance, actions, and others |
| climax | turning point in a piece of literature |
| conflict | a problem between opposing forces |
| controlling idea | a dominant thought in an essay |
| dynamic character | a character who changes |
| empathy | to identify with a character |
| epic | a long, narrative poem |
| euphemism | a word or phrase that is used instead of a more offensive word |
| farce | a comic play with a ridiculous plot |
| first person | point of view (I, me, we) |
| flashback | to relate to an earlier event or something that has previously happened |
| flat character | one dimensional character |
| foil character | character who contrasts another |
| foreshadow | hints or clues that indicate events will happen |
| genre | classification of literary works |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration in a piece of literature |
| imagery | sensory details |
| irony | when the unexpected happens |
| metaphor | a comparison of dissimilar things |
| persona | an actor's mask |
| personification | giving human qualities to nonliving things |
| point of view | perspective |
| protagonist | main character |
| refrain | a word, phrase, or line that is repeated throughout poetry |
| round character | multi-dimensional character |
| rhyme scheme | a specific pattern of line ending sounds |
| satire | a story that makes fun of the human condition to make a point |
| second person | point of view (you, your) |
| setting | place and time |
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| stanza | a group of lines in poetry |
| static character | character who does not change |
| stock character | character who is common in literature |
| stream of consciousness | a character's thoughts |
| synbolism | something concrete that represents something abstract |
| theme | the underlying idea the author wants the reader to get from the literature |
| third person | point of view (he, she, they, them) |
| onomatopoeia | a word whose sound suggests its meaning |
| pun | play on words |
| tone | the feeling the author creates |
