| A | B |
| analyze | to look closely to help make meaning |
| characterization | information the author uses to help readers get to know "actors' in a text |
| conflict | any problem between a protagonist and other characters in a text |
| connotation | the secondary meaning of a word, often dealing with an emotional charge for the word |
| denotation | a dictionary definition for a word |
| dialogue | conversation between characters in a text |
| transition | movement from one thing to another |
| sequence | the order of events |
| coherence | logical connection within a text |
| cause | something that makes something else happen |
| effect | the result of an action or event |