| A | B |
|---|
| the time and place of a story or play | setting |
| the way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or a particular group of people | dialect |
| contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality | irony |
| when the audiance or the reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not know | dramatic irony |
| person in a story, poem, or play | character |
| the central idea of a work of literature | theme |
| series of related events that make up a story or drama | plot |
| all the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests | connotation |
| struggle or clash between opposing characters or between opposing forces | conflict |
| the attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character | tone |
| story that is written to be acted for an audience | drama |
| writer's or speaker's choice of words | diction |
