| A | B |
|---|
| Introduction | beginning of the book meant to grab the reader's attention |
| "In medias res" | establishes setting and character at the middle or end |
| Exposition | part in plot where characters, setting, plot, and conflict introduced |
| Point of View | the vantage point from which the story is told |
| First Person Point of View | stories are told using "I" or "we" |
| Second Person Point of View | when the author uses "you" referring to the main character |
| Third Person Point of View | the narrator uses "he," "she," "it," and "they" |
| Conflict | struggle between opposing forces or characters |
| Internal Conflict | struggle between opposing forces in a character's mind |
| External Conflict | struggle between 2 people, a person, nature, society, God |
| Simile | comparison between two dissimilar things using "like," "as," or "as if" |
| Dialogue | a conversation between two or more characters |
| Dialect | the form of language spoken by people of a particular region |
| Flashback | an interruption in a story to tell about events that happened before the current action |
| Inciting Incident | the event that propels the exposition forward, both exposing the conflict and ultimately moving it in the direction of resolution |
| Epiphany | a sudden moment of understanding that causes a character to change or act in a certain way |
| Motif | a repeated idea, word, or image author uses to support the theme of a piece of writing |
| Motif #1: "Wisdom can be found in unexpected places." | Ex: PJ learns an important lesson from a security guard |
| Motif #2: "There is a kindness and goodness in Americans that is often overlooked." | Ex: a man stops to give PJ 5 apples; a waitress pays for Peter's food |
| Motif #3: "Help arrives out of nowhere in the nick of time." | Ex: a man stops to dequill Cooper just at the right time |
| Personification | referring to inanimate objects in human terms |
| Metaphor | comparing two dissimilar things without using "like'" "as," or "as if." |
| Maxim | a principle or rule of conduct |
| Hyperbole | a figure of speech which is an exaggeration |
| Moment of Final Suspense | final outcome of conflict in doubt |
