| A | B |
|---|
| Confict | a struggle between 2 forces, internal struggle |
| Characterization | description, dialogue, action |
| Imagery | words that paint a picture in the mind of the reader |
| Symbolism | concrete thing representing an abstract idea |
| Setting | time, place, atmosphere |
| 1st person narrator | told by someone in the story |
| 3rd person narrator | told by a person outside the action of the story |
| 3rd person limited narrator | only knows the thought of one character |
| 3rd person mniscient narrator | knows the thoughts of several or all characters |
| Tone | the author's attitude toward what they have written |
| Mood | the feeling created in the reader by what they have written |
| verbal irony | when an author says one thing and means something else |
| dramatic irony | when an audience perceives something that a character in the literature does not know |
| irony of situation | a discrepancy between the expected result and actual results |
| dynamic character | changes by the end of the story |
| static character | does not change by the end of the story |
| flat character | only 1 or 2 traits, stereotype |
| round character | many traits, well-rounded |
| foil character | character who is meant to emphasize another by having opposite personality traits |
| theme | the central idea or insight presented by the story |
| internal conflict | struggle within a character |
| external conflict | conflict outside of the character |
| direct characterization | the author directly states information about the character, description |
| indirect characterization | the reader must figure out information about the character from dialogue, action of characters |
| protagonist | the main character in the story |
| antagonist | any force that opposes the main character |
| plot-exposition | the CHARACTERS AND THE SETTING is revealed. |
| plot-rising action | conflict is revealed |
| plot-high point | turning point of the story, things change after this peak in the story |
| plot-falling action | suspense subsides, complications begin to resolve themselves |
| plot-resolution | the FINAL OUTCOME and CLARIFICATIONS are made |
