direct characterization | the method of character development in which the author simply tells what the character is like. |
indirect characterization | information about a character and his personality through thoughts,words and actions. |
climax | highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something |
inference | logic |
conflict | to come into collision or disagreement |
symbolism | practice of representing things by symbols |
setting | the act of a person or thing that sets |
point of view | opinion or attitude or judgement |
flashback | device in the narrative of a motion pictures,novel, etc. |
theme | a unifying or dominant idea |
exposition | a large scale public exhibition or show, as of art or manufacture products. |
falling action | the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved |
resolution | a formal expression of opinion or intention made,usually after voting |
dialogue | conversation between two or more people |
drawing a conclusion | think of the end or close,final part |
allegory | a representation of abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms |
irony | the use of words to express something other than especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
suspense | pleasant excitement as to a decision or outcome |
simile | a sentence using like or as |
metaphor | a sentence using as |
forshadowing | the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen next |
hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration |
identify patterns | continues events in the story thats being repeated |
rising action | the lead up to the climax |