| A | B |
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| Irony | difference between appearance and reality |
| Verbal Irony | occurs when a statement means the opposite of its actual meaning |
| Situational Irony | occurs when an event violates the expectations of characters or the audience |
| Dramatic Irony | occurs when the audience knows something the characters do not |
| Plot | the events of the story that are related to the conflict |
| Exposition | the beginning of the story/conflict is introduced |
| Rising Action | continuing development of the conflict |
| Climax | the high point of suspense |
| Falling Action | all events following the climax |
| Resolution | the eventual outcome of the conflict |
| Theme | a common thread or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work |
| Imagery | the use of words and phrases that appeal to the five senses |
| Flashback | presents past events during current events in order to provide background |
| Foreshadowing | when the writer provides clues or hints that suggest or predict future event |
| Point of View | the perspective from which the story is told |
| 1st Person | narrator uses the words I, me, etc. |
| 3rd Person Limited | narrator only knows information about one character |
| 3rd Person Omniscient | narrator is all knowing |
| Symbol | using something specific to stand for something else, especially an idea |
| Author's Style | how a writer says something |
| Paradox | statement that initially appears to be contradictory, but then turns out to make sense |
| Extended Metaphor | comparison between two unlike things carried throughout the whole story or poem |
| Oxymoron | condensed form of paradox in which two contradictory words are used together |
| Hyperbole | boldly exaggerated statement that adds emphasis without intending to be literally true |
| Setting | time, place, physical details and circumstances in which a story occurs |
| Mood | feeling that a literary work conveys to readers |
| Tone | the author’s attitude or feeling about his or her work |
