| A | B |
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| plot | the sequence of events making up a story |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| chronological order | time order in which events occur |
| foreshadowing | the use of clues suggesting future events |
| climax | turning point in a story |
| resolution | the final outcome of the plot |
| flashback | a scene that goes back to a previous time |
| inference | a conclusion that can be drawn from information given |
| protagonist | the hero of a story, main character |
| point of view | relationship of the storyteller to the story |
| conflict | struggle between forces |
| tone | the style or manner of expression by the author |
| irony | the difference between the way things seem and the way things are |
| theme | the main idea or central focus of the story |
| personification | an animal or object is given human characteristics |
| exposition | introduction to a story |
| mood | the feeling the reader gets from a work of literature |
| dialect | regional speech |
| imagery | language that appeals to the senses |
| antagonist | the person who creates a conflict for the main character |
| metaphor | compares two unlike things saying something "is" other thing |
| simile | compares using "like or as" |
| nonfiction | factual prose writing |
| fiction | prose works of the imagination |
| prose | writing found in short stories, novels, newspapers |
