| A | B |
|---|
| Character | a person thing of object;who the story is about |
| setting | where and when a story takes place |
| simile | using like or as to compare two unlike things |
| metaphor | something is describe as though it were something else (not using like or as) |
| repetition | a sound, word, phrase, or sentence repeated |
| hyperbole | extreme exageration |
| personification | giving human quailities to a non-human object |
| protagonist | the main character |
| exposition | introduces, setting, characters, and basic situation |
| rising action | where conflict increases |
| climax | the high point in the action of the plot |
| falling action | the end of conflict; wraps up the story |
| resolution | the outcome of the conflict |
| symbolism | the use of symbols to represent something |
| genre | catagories of literature |
| static character | a character that has little or no change |
| dynamic character | a character that goes through an important change |
| internal conflict | a struggle within the mind |
| external conflict | a struggle with an outside force |
| analogies | comparisons between items using a common relationship |
| author's craft | the way an author chooses to write |
| characteristics | traits, features or qualities |
| dialogue | conversation, as with characters in a story |
| theme | the message the author is trying to teach |
| imagery | writing that paints a picture in your head |
| foreshadowing | providing clues of what might happen later in a story |
| tone | the author's attitude toward the subject he is writing about |
| mood | the way the reader feels |
| idiom | a word, phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning |
