| Allusion | | a feeling that makes the character tense |
| Tone | | a statement that seems to contradict its self |
| Motif | | perspective |
| Theme | | where words or phases are used multiple times |
| Imagery | | a struggle betwen a character and a outside force |
| Mood | | A type of character,action,situation,or pattern that occurs over and over again in the text |
| Anecdote | | exaggeration |
| Irony | | ridicules somthing |
| Details | | detail on character |
| Archetype | | no change |
| Epiphany | | to opposites |
| Symbol | | giving special signifigance of a certain aspect |
| Repetition | | solving the problem |
| Emphasis | | time/place |
| Satire | | the feeling witha word |
| simile | | figurtive maening |
| metaphor | | giving human qualitys to a inaninate object |
| personification | | sequence |
| pun | | Words or phrases used to descibe people,places,etc...using the five senses |
| idiom | | The authors attitude toward a person,place,thing,or event |
| parodox | | good guy |
| oxymoron | | most critical moment |
| hyperbole | | comparison using like or as |
| cliche | | explains characters thoughts |
| exposition | | A person, place etc...thats stands for something |
| inciting incident | | A central message or insight into life revealed through the literary work |
| rising action | | bulid up |
| climax | | interuption of peace |
| falling action | | bad guy |
| resolution | | A contrast between appearence and reality;like sarcasm |
| setting | | comparison NOT using like or as |
| point of veiw | | undergoes a change |
| plot | | friction between characters |
| forshadowing | | A sudden realization or understanding of something |
| complication | | leads to the end |
| suspence | | clues |
| charterization | | attempt to decide conflict |
| protagonist | | A recurrent element in a literary work |
| antagonist | | a so common statment that is no longer intresting |
| dynamic character | | similar in sound but have COMPLETLY different definitions |
| static character | | conflict in the mind |
| motivation | | The readers feelings toward the literary work |
| conflict | | Referance to a statement,persn,place,or event from lititure,mythology,history,the Bible,or the arts |
| external conflict | | foundation of the story |
| internal conflict | | A brief accont of a intresting event intended to entertain or make a point |
| dennotation | | dictionary definition |
| connotaion | | Facts revealed by the author that support the text |