| A | B |
|---|
| autobiography | a writer's account of their own life |
| protagonist | main character in conflict who undergoes changes |
| antagonist | a force or person working again the main character |
| climax | the point of greatest interest; peak |
| external conflict | the struggles against an outside force |
| internal conflict | the struggle within the character |
| dialct | a form of spoken language |
| exposition | the 1st stage of the story or plot |
| falling action | story begins to draw to a close |
| figurative language | not literally true; ex: raining cats and dogs |
| flashback | an interruption of action; going back to a previous moment in time |
| foreshadowing | hints at a future event |
| imagery | this appeals to a reader's 5 senses |
| mood | the atmosphere |
| narrative nonfiction | realistic fiction |
| plot | a series of events |
| point of view | how the story is narrated |
| setting | the time and place of the action |
| suspense | tension or excitment |
| allegory | charactercharacters or events that stand fro abstract things |
| act | major division of a play |
| dynamic character | a character who undergoes important changes |
| drama | a form of writing that is meant to be performed |
| teleplay | a play written for television |
| tone | a writer's attitude toward a subject |
| ballad | narrative poem that tells a story |
