| Term | Definition |
|---|
| assertion | argument, opinion or claim |
| protagonist | main character a narrative |
| antagonist | character in conflict with the protagonist |
| internal conflict | struggle between character and herself/himself |
| external conflict | struggle between character and nature, society or another character |
| simile | comparison between two unlike things using the word "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | comparison between two unlike things NOT using the word "like" or "as" |
| idiom | non literal expression that can't be understood from the individual meaning of it's words |
| flashback | interruption on the story's action to go back in time |
| flashforward | interruption of the story's action to go forward in time |
| foreshadow | clue about what will happen later in a narrative |
| climax | highest point of action in the story |
| complication | problems or events that push the plot forward |
| theme | the big message about life. It does not mention conflict or characters |
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