| A | B |
| logical fallacy | false logic |
| mythology | A traditional story that explains a belief or occurrence/phenomenon about the world and ususally contains gods, giants, heroes, and/or villains. |
| objective | The point of view (POV) reveals actions and words without feelings or thoughts. |
| omniscient | The point of view is told by a person who knows everything about every character. |
| opinion | A statement that contains value language. |
| paraphrase | The process of restating the meaning of a text using different words. |
| plagiarism | Using another person's written work or idea and claiming it as one's own. |
| playwright | A person who writes plays; a dramatist. |
| point of view | The vantage point from which ab author presents the action of a work; perspective. |
| protagonist | The hero or "good guy" of the story. Usually the main character. |
| resolution | The closure that brings the story to an end. |
| rhetorical fallacy | An argument that is not sound/true, but is still convincing. |
| rising action | The complications that arise in a story, causing difficulties for the main characters and making the conflict more difficult to resolve. |
| simile | A direct comparison between two different things using "like' or "as". |
| subjective | The point of view is told from one perspective and encourages a connection between the character and the reader. |
| sub plot | Also known as secondary plot, and explains or helps develop the main plot. |
| summarize | The process of organizing, categorizing and filtering out less significant details in text. |
| synthesize | The ability to connect information within and across texts to form a new idea. |
| theme | The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work. Example: "Don't judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes." (To Kill a Mockingbird). |
| third person POV | Story told by someone not participating in the plot, "He, she, they." |