Flat character
Diction
Dialogue
External conflict
Falling action
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Exposition
First person point-of-view
Climax
Allusion
Dramatic irony
Direct characterization
Figurative language
Dialect
Alliteration
Fiction
Dynamic character
Antagonist
Genre
turning point in a story (in regard to conflict)
an author’s choice of words
author hints at what is to come
use of literary devices in writing; content not meant to be taken literally
a style of speaking specific to a geographical area or group of people
beginning of story, giving characters and setting
a reference to a well-known person, place, thing, work of art, historical event, literary work, etc.
a character that changes over the course of the story (personality change)
genre where at least some (if not all) details are conceived by author
beginning multiple words with the same consonant (she sells sea shells…)
part of story leading to resolution
person or force working against protagonist
the action of a story is interrupted to relate something that happened earlier, then returns to the storyline
character that has few traits or characteristics
the audience knows more than the characters
the author or narrator explicitly tells you a character’s qualities
narrated by a character in the story; uses “I”
a conflict between two people, a person and nature, a person and the supernatural, or a person and society
categories of writing used to sort stories
conversation between two or more characters
