| A | B |
| characterization | how the author tells us about a character |
| direct charaterization | the author directly tells us what the character is like |
| indirect charaterization | the reading finds out what a character is like through his/her speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, or looks |
| flat character | a character that only has one or two traits |
| round character | a character that has many traits |
| dynamic character | a character that changes from the begining of the story to the end |
| static character | a character that doesn't change in the story |
| narrator | the person telling the story |
| first person | use of I or We |
| third person limited | the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of a couple of characters in the story |
| third person omniscient | the narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in the story |
| narration | a written work that describes an event that happened to you |
| persuasive | a written work that gets someone to do something or think a certain way |
| description | a written work that describes something |
| expository | a written work that explains something |
| introduction | the start of an essay |
| conclusion | the end of an essay |
| essay | a written work that has multiple paragraphs |
| compose | to create, make |
| create | to make, compose |