| A | B |
|---|
| Alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. |
| Antagonist | a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary. |
| Tone | writer's attitude toward or feelings about the subject matter and audience. |
| Climax | turning point of a narrative work that is its point of highest tension and drama, or it is the time when the action starts during which the solution is given. |
| Conflict | involves a struggle between two opposing forces |
| Foreshadowing | writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story |
| Hyperbole | an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis. |
| Imagery | represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. |
| Metaphor | makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated without using the words like or as. |
| Onomatopoeia | imitates the natural sounds of a thing |
| Personification | an idea or an animal – is given human attributes |
| Plot | the sequence of events that make up a story, or the main part of a story. |
| Protagonist | the central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story; hero. |
| Setting | an environment or surrounding in which an event or story takes place. |
| Simile | makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things using the words like or as. |
| Allusion | a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. |
| Irony | a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. |
| Static Character | one that does not undergo inner changes, or undergoes a little change. |
| Flat Character | type of character in fiction that does not change too much from the start of the narrative to its end. |
| Dynamic | undergoes changes throughout the narrative, due to conflicts he encounters on his journey. |
| Round | a complex personality. |
| Point of View | the mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers “hear” and “see” what takes place in a story, poem, or essay. |
| 3rd Person Limited Point of View | the narrator knows the feelings and thoughts of only one character in the story. |
| 3rd Person Omniscient Point of View | the narrator knows the feelings and thoughts of every character in the story. |
| Idiom | the expression is not interpreted literally. |
