the author’s choice of words in regard to vocabulary, slang, language, and level of formality

a way the authors present material that occurred earlier than present tense that appears through a character’s dream or memory

a conclusion drawn from evidence or reasoning

portrays differences between expectation and reality or appearance and reality

when words are used that suggest the opposite of what is meant; when something is said the has another meaning or that contradicts something

when what you expect in an event does not happen

when the thoughts of the reader and the character are contradicting

a reason the explains why a character behaves in a certain way

narrator in poem

the sequence of events in literary works

intro into a setting, characters, and situation

intro into central conflict

when the conflict increases

the events leading up to the climax

the high point of suspense

leads to the denouncement and resolution

the general insight or change is conveyed to the reader

a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

a work that ridicules the foolishness of individuals, a society, or humanity

the author’s unique way of writing determined by tone, rhythm, and structure

a central message or insight into life that is revealed through literary work

the writer’s attitude towards their audience and subject

a character or force in conflict with a main character or protagonist

the main character in a story

a form of a language spoken by people of a particular region with changes in language, vocab, grammar, sentence structure, and pronunciation

the principle character in a movie, novel, or play and especially one who plays a vital role in the plot development and solves the conflict

deliberate exaggeration or over statement used for comic effect

a story told in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or drama

a long work of fiction that has a plot with characters in conflict that may also have subplots and several themes

directs the type and amount of info the writer reveals

a character in the story is the narrator; the reader sees only what the character sees

the narrator is all knowing and tells the reader what any character thinks or feels

the story is told through one character’s eyes and reveals only that characters thoughts

just states facts – no details on character’s thoughts – “fly on wall” point of view and is usually used in newspapers

story told like “he/ she/ they”

story told like “you”

when characters are disagreeing, clashing, or fighting

character vs. self; disagreeing or fighting with self

character vs. society; character vs.

character; character vs. nature; when a character comes in conflict with something outside them selves

a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with ‘like’ or ‘as’)

a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity

when a writer uses descriptive language and similes or metaphors to create a vivid image in the readers mind

the act of providing vague advance indications; hinting to something that may happen in the future

a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; the idea or basis of a story

excited anticipation of an approaching climax; an uncertain cognitive state

when an inanimate item has human qualities

use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse

when a writer uses one thing to represent another

the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction; a conversation between two persons

the manner in which a story is told

overall feeling of a story