| A | B |
|---|
| setting | time and place |
| protagonist | main or central character with problem |
| antagonist | person or thing such as a force agaisnt the protagonist's problem |
| plot | sequence of related events in a story |
| climax | point of greatest emotion in story |
| resolution | ending of the story where hopefully all conflicts are resolved |
| rising action | complications |
| exposition | beginning of plot of the background information describing the setting, atmosphere, etc. |
| jargon | specialized language that belongs to a group of people in the same profession |
| dynamic character | character who changes dramatically; character who becomes different |
| symbol | an object that has a meaning in and of itself but stands for something greater |
| allusion | making reference to another work of art |
| foreshadowing | hints or clues of things to come |
| flashback | interrupts chronological plot |
| static character | character doesn't change; stays the same |
| theme | author's message that teaches us something about life |
| mood | atmosphere a work creates; the emotional overtone or feeling of the reading |
| tone | author's attitude |
| point of view | vantage point from which a story is told |
| chronological order | begin at the beginning and then tell about each event in the order that it happens |
