| A | B |
|---|
| beat | usual path or area of duty |
| habitual | done by continual use;customary |
| intricate | full of detail |
| stalwart | strong and well built; sturdy |
| keen | sharp or quick in seeing, hearing, thinking, etc. |
| destiny | the outcome or fate that is bound to come |
| correspond | to communicate by exchanging letters |
| dismally | miserably |
| absurdity | state of being ridiculous |
| egotism | conceit; habit of talking or writing too much about oneself |
| omniscient | all knowing |
| third person limited point of view | story seen throught the eyes of one character, but the character is not telling the story |
| first person point of view | story told by one of the characters; uses "I" |
| omniscient point of view | narrator knows everything about all the characters |
| theme | the message the story expresses about life and people |
| basic situation | who the characters are and what they want |
| plot | series of related episodes, one growing out of another |
| climax | the story's most emotional or suspenseful moment |
| conflict | struggle |
| resolution | loose ends of the story are tied up |
