| A | B |
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| character | a person in a story |
| setting | the time and place of a story |
| plot | the sequence of events in a story |
| theme | an observation about life that the author reveals through a story |
| irony | the contrast between what you expect and what actually happens |
| foil | a character that provides a striking contrast to another character |
| point of view | the choice of a narrator in a story |
| foreshadowing | the use of hints or clues to indicate what may happen later in a story |
| internal conflict | man vs self |
| external conflict | man vs man or man vs nature |
| dialect | the form of language spoken in a particular geographic area or by a particular group of people |
| climax | the turning point in a story |
| characterization | the methods that a writer uses to develop a character so that he seems real |
| rising action | the part of the plot in which complications enter and the conflict increases |
| falling action | the action of the story after the climax |
| resolution | the part of the plot in which the conflict is resolved and loose ends of the story are tied up |
| suspense | the feeling of curiosity or uncertainty about the outcome of events in a story |
| symbol | anything in a story that stands for or represents something else |
| narrator | the speaker or character who tells a story |
| first person narrator | a person in a story tells the story |
| third person narrator | a speaker outside the story tells the story |
| exposition | the first stage of the plot in which characters and setting are introduced |
| dynamic character | a character who goes through important changes in the story |
| static character | a character who remains the same throughout the story |
| main characters | the most important characters in a story |
| minor characters | the less prominent character in a story |
| round character | a character who is complex and well-developed |
| flat character | a character who is not highly developed |
| third person omniscient | the use of a narrator who is all-knowing and can see into the minds of the characters |
| third person limited | the use of a narrator who is able to know what only one person thinks, feels, and observes |
