When someone says one thing but means something
When someone says one thing but means something completely different nverbal irony
person, place, or thing used to represent something else nsymbol
The reader sees a character’s mistakes or misunderstandings, but the character himself does not ndramatic irony
giving hints and clues of what is to come later in a story nforeshadowing
the main character or hero of the story nprotagonist
the action or the sequence of related events nplot
A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used nsimile
the high point, or turning point, in a story—usually the most intense point nclimax
great difference in what was expected and what happened nsituational irony
A character struggles with himself or herself ninternal conflict
Comparison of two unlike things in which no word of comparison “She is my sunshine” nmetaphor
When someone says one thing but means something completely different nverbal Irony
person, place, or thing used to represent something else nsymbol
The reader sees a character’s mistakes or misunderstandings, but the character himself does not ndramatic irony
giving hints and clues of what is to come later in a story nforeshadowing
the main character or hero of the story nprotagonist
the action or the sequence of related events nplot
A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used nsimile
great difference in what was expected and what happened nsituational irony
the high point, or turning point, in a story—usually the most intense point nclimax
second part of plot where the situation gets complicated or the conflict intensifies nrising action
A character struggles with himself or herself ninternal n. Human conflict vs. himself
Comparison of two unlike things in which no word of comparison “She is my sunshine” nmetaphor
a character or force that opposes the leading male or female character nantagonist
a reference—whether explicit or implicit, to history, the Bible, myth, literature, painting, music, and so on nallusion
a device whereby a scene from the fictional past is inserted into the fictional present. nflashback
the fourth part of plot, in which the complications are untangled nfalling action
time and place of a story nsetting
a struggle between opposing forces nconflict
the action or the sequence of related events nplot
part of plot that provides setting, introduces characters, and establishes situation nexposition
When someone says one thing but means something completely different nverbal irony
person, place, or thing used to represent something else nsymbol
The reader sees a character’s mistakes or misunderstandings, but the character himself does not ndramatic irony
Comparison of two unlike things in which no word of comparison “She is my sunshine” nmetaphor
giving hints and clues of what is to come later in a story nforeshadowing
the main character or hero of the story nprotagonist
the high point, or turning point, in a story—usually the most intense point nclimax
A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used nsimile
A character struggles with himself or herself ninternal conflict
great difference in what was expected and what happened nsituational irony
When someone says one thing but means something completely different nverbal Irony
person, place, or thing used to represent something else nsymbol
giving hints and clues of what is to come later in a story nforeshadowing
The reader sees a character’s mistakes or misunderstandings, but the character himself does not ndramatic Irony
A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used nsimile
the main character or hero of the story nprotagonist
great difference in what was expected and what happened nsituational irony
the action or the sequence of related events nplot
second part of plot where the situation gets complicated or the conflict intensifies nrising action
A character struggles with himself or herself ninternal n. Human conflict vs. himself
the high point, or turning point, in a story—usually the most intense point nclimax
Comparison of two unlike things in which no word of comparison “She is my sunshine” nmetaphor
a character or force that opposes the leading male or female character nantagonist
a reference—whether explicit or implicit, to history, the Bible, myth, literature, painting, music, and so on nallusion
a device whereby a scene from the fictional past is inserted into the fictional present. nflashback
a struggle between opposing forces nconflict
time and place of a story nsetting
part of plot that provides setting, introduces characters, and establishes situation nexposition
the fourth part of plot, in which the complications are untangled nfalling action
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