| A | B |
|---|
| characters | persons or animals, things, natural forces presented as persons |
| irony | a contrast between what is expected to happen & what actually does happen |
| allusion | a reference in one work of literature to another work of literature |
| foreshadowing | hints or clues about events to come in the story |
| conflict | a struggle between two opposing forces or characters |
| exposition | writing that is intended primarily to present info |
| jargon | language that is specific to a group of people |
| setting | time and place of action in a story, generally created by description |
| framework | a story that contains another story within it |
| suspense | makes the reader/audience anxious about the outcome of an event |
| climax | turning point; affects the outcome |
| falling action | all of the action that follows the turning point |
| complications | difficulties forming the central action |
| plot | the sequence of events or happenings in a literary work |
| theme | the lesson or the main idea of the story |
| rising action | events in a play or story that lead to a turning point in the action |
| resolution | outcome of the conflict in a play or story |
