| A | B |
| foreshadowing | something to come |
| narration | developing a paragraph by telling a story |
| characterization | person's qualities or traits |
| non-fiction | Anything that is true |
| fiction | Anything that is not true |
| Autobiography | The story of a person's life |
| Plot | The plan of action of a story |
| Theme | A topic or subject,asa lecture or essay |
| Setting | The time,place,and enviroment of an event |
| Mood | The prevailing spirit or feeling in a piece of writing |
| Point of view | The place from which something is viewed ;standpoint |
| Alliteration | Reapeating of a beginning sound |
| Metaphor | By speaking of one thing as if it were another |
| Similie | Compared to another using the word like or as |
| Personification | A thing or idea is represented as a person |
| Paraphrase | Put something in different, more simple words having the same meaning |
| Biography | A story written about someone's life |
| Protagonist | The main character in a story around whom the action centers |
| Antagonist | A character in a story who opposes or fights with the protagonist |
| Figurative Language | Make creative sentences,add vividness |
| Analogies | Two other words that are related to each other in the same way |