| A | B |
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| Irony | the opposite of what you expect |
| Conflict | man vs man, man vs himself, man vs nature, man vs unknown |
| Setting | time and place of the story |
| Plot | sequence of events |
| Local color | words, phrases that are natural to the setting of the story. |
| Theme | several universal ideas that the author is conveying in the story as a message of you the reader |
| Symbols | objects that represent an idea, person or a place. The American Flag represents our governement. |
| Characterization | the physical description of the character, his/her place of work or profession, what he says and what others say about him, his morals and what motivates him |
| The Seven Deadly Sins | Arrogance, Avarice, Wrath, Envy, Sloth, Gluttony and Lust |
| Flashback | going back in time earlier to when the story is told |
| Foreshadowing | hints or clues of what will happen next |
| Figurative Language | metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia, hyperbole |
| Simile | using like or as in a comparison |
| Metaphor | a comparison without like or as |
| Onomatopoeia | words that make sounds: bang, crash, buzz |
| Hyperbole | a gross exaggeration: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse |
| Alliteration | Words that begin with the same letter: Simple Sally, |
| Antagonist | the character opposing the protagonist (usually the bad guy) |
| Protagonist | the main character in a story |
| Pseudonym | a fictitious name, a pen name like Mark Twain, not the author's real name |
| Realism | a story that has been caught by camera, not a cartoon, life like |
| Narrator | The person telling the story: ist person, 3rd person or omnisient narrator |
| 1st person narrator | an actual character in the story and told frhom his/her point of view |
| 3rd person | Someone like a newspaper reporter observing the story from a distance: not in the story line |
| Omniscient Narrator | A narrator like god who sees all, hears and knows the character's inner thoughts: not in the story |
| Climax | the turning point or highest point in the story |
| Denouement | the falling action that comes after the climax |
| Rising Action | he action leading to the turning point |
| Tone | the author's attitude toward the story. Is it a happy or sad story or does it have an ironical twist, is it predictable, or lighthearted or suspenseful or gloomy or a story of revenge |
| Mood | the emotional atmosphere usually indiciatged int he setting of the story |
| Dialect | the way the characters talk and spell that is from a certain location |
| Imagery | using the 5 senses: touch, taste, sound, sight and smell |
| Animal imagery | giving human animal characteristics: Ulrih snarled at Georg: her eyes were the eyese of a lionness |
| Personification | giving human qualities to inanimate objects, The trees whispered in the wind. |
| Alliteration | repetition of the beginning consonant: Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers |
