| A | B |
|---|
| conflict | struggle between opposing forces |
| characterization | method used to develop a character |
| climax | turning point of the story |
| plot | series of related events that make up the story |
| falling action | events occurring after the climax leading to the resolution |
| rising action | events that add complications to the plot |
| resolution | final outcome, solution to the conflict |
| exposition | gives background of the story |
| character sketch | composition which describes a character's personality |
| setting | time and place of the story |
| point of view | method of narrating a story |
| fable | a story that teaches a lesson or a moral |
| short story | a story that can be read in one sitting |
| foreshadowing | clues or hints to indicate the events to come |
| theme | main idea or message of the story |
| verbal irony | when what is said is the opposite of what is meant |
| situational irony | when what is expected is the opposite of what really happens |
| dramatic irony | when the reader knows more than the characters do about the plot |
| narrator | character or voice from whose point of view the story is told |
| mood | feeling or atmosphere of the story |
