| A | B |
|---|
| persuasion | opinion supported by reasoning and evidence |
| evidence | facts, statistics, expert testimony |
| generalization | a conclusion based on evidence |
| plot | a series of related events |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
| climax | turning point |
| rising action | complication/building of problem |
| exposition | setting, background |
| resolution | the solution to the problem |
| setting | where and when story takes place |
| irony | opposite of whats expected happens |
| characterization | how character is revealed to reader |
| symbol | representation of idea |
| point of view | vantage point |
| tone | writer's attitude |
| theme | "big" idea of writing |
| suspense | building of tension |
| indirect characterization | writer shows what character is like through actions, speech, thoughts, appearance, and reactions of others |
| allusion | reference to something the reader is expected to be familiar with |
| analogy | suggestion that if things are alike in one way they will be alike in others |
