Type of fiction dealing with the solution of a problem or crime.
Mystery
100
The most important characters in the story.
Main Character
100
The sequence of events in the story.
Plot
200
Figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to an object, animal, or idea.
Personification
200
Language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary, literal meanings of words.
Figures of Speech
200
Prose writing that deals with the real people, events, and places
Nonfiction
200
A character who undergoes some kind of change during the story.
Dynamic Character
200
The main idea in a work of literature.
Theme
300
Writing in which the writer explores unexpected possibilities of the past or future using known scientific data and theories as well as the imagination.
Science Fiction
300
A character who stays the same throughout the story.
Static Character
300
A person, place, or object which stands for something other than itself.
Symbol
300
People, animals, or imaginary creatures who take part in the action of a story, novel, or drama.
Character
300
The turning pointing the story.
Climax
400
A form of language as it is spoken in a particular geographic area or by a particular social or ethnic group.
Dialect
400
Type of fiction that creates a truthful imitation of ordinary life.
Realistic fiction
400
The events in the story that move the plot along by adding complications.
Rising Action
400
A character who stays the same throughout the story.
Static Character
400
The struggle between opposing forces
Conflict
500
A type of literature characterized by a particular style, form, or content.
Genre
500
Type of literature in which words are chosen and arranged to create a certain effect.
Poetry
500
The sequence of events in a story.
Plot
500
The characters who interact with the main characters and help move the story along.