| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Characterization | achieved through description, thoughts, words, actions, and reactions of characters |
| Mood | a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling |
| Foreshadow | to show before hand, gives clues that suggest what might happen in the future |
| Protagonist | the principal character in a work of fiction |
| Antagonist | the character who works against the protagonist in the story |
| Internal Conflict | a problem or struggle within a character |
| External Conflict | a struggle between a character and an outside force |
| Verbal Irony | saying one thing and meaning another |
| Dramatic Irony | when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't |
| Situational Irony | to expect something but the opposite occurs |
| First Person | the narrator is a character in the story |
| Third Person | story is told by a person outside the story |
| Simile | comparison using like or as |
| Metaphor | a comparison without using like or as |
| Hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration |
| Static Character | when a character shows little or no change, a character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end |
| Dynamic Character | one whose character changes in the course of the play or story |
| Symbol | using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning. |
| Diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words |
| Dialect | way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people |
| Flashback | going back to an earlier time in the story in order to make something clearer |
| Imagery | the ability to form mental images of things or events |
| Biography | an account of the series of events making up a person's life |
| Authors style | choice of words, details and focus |
| Attrition | a wearing down over time |
| Disdain | lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike |
| Stoic | someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions |
| Peremptorily | in an imperative and commanding manner |
| Bewailing | To express great regret |
| Tersely | in a short and concise manner |
| Vacuity | total lack of meaning or ideas |
| Treachery | an act of deliberate betrayal |
| Virtue | moral excellence |
| Iridescence | a rainbow like display of varying and shifting colors |
| Perceptible | easily seen or detected |
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