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| Background information for a story: introduces setting, characters, history, etc. |
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| A struggle between two or more forces |
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| The point in the story where the reader's interest increases; made up of complications and creates suspense. |
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| Point of highest interest in the story where the conflict appears to be resolved |
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| Part of the story where the reader's interest decreases. |
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| person who's telling the story |
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| main character in the story; commonly the good character |
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| mood created in rising action; reader's desire to know what happens next |
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| person who creates problems for the main character |
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| conversations in a story (when people are talking) |
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| A type of character that shows many sides of his/her personality |
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| A type of character the shows only one side of personality |
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| A type of character that changes over the course of the story |
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| A type of character that does not change throughout the story |
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| Characterization pattern when one character causes problems for the other character |
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| Two characters go through the same conflict and react in similar ways |
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| Two similar characters that differ in one major personality or trait |
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| Character in the story that is not involved in the main action; he's telling the story |
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| Type of irony that is the opposite from what you expect |
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| Type of irony that is the opposite of what you expect is being said |
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| Type of irony that occurs when the reader knows something that the character(s) in the story do not know. |
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| man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society |
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| Created by the setting to make the story make sense and fit in |
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| Created by the setting to make the story believable |
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| Concrete object that represents something abstract |
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| Symbol that is repeated over and over again in a work of literature |
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| Going from present to past to tell something about the story |
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| A hint that tells you what may happen in the future |
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| A comparison using "like" or "as." |
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| Comparison without using "like" or "as." |
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| Words that mean the same thing |
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| Words that mean the opposite of each other |
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