Character Stuff
The opponent or enemy of the main character
antagonist
Conflict reaches greatest point; most suspenseful part of a work of literature
climax
The means through which an author reveals a charter's personality.
Characterization
The practice of using symbols
symbolism
the main or central character in a work of literature
protagonist
A struggle between opposing forces; internal or external; person, society, nature/world
conflict
The conversation between characters in a work of literature
Dialogue
A story's main message/moral.
theme
main or important character
major character
the environment in which a story takes place
setting
When the opposite of what you think will happen occurs; I.e. The fire truck went up in flames
Irony
The author's attitude when writing
tone
a character who does not play a huge role in a story
minor character
the sequence of events in a story
plot
The perspective from which a story is told; Third Person, First Person
Point of View
The feeling the reader gets from a work of literature
mood
static vs dynamic character
Static: Doesn't change; Dynamic: Undergo's big changes
Flashback: a scene that happened before the events in a story; Foreshadowing: clues or hints about what will happen later in a story
flashback vs foreshadowing
An object, setting, event, animal, or person that has another meaning than the standard one
Symbol
Using word(s) other than the literal meaning
figurative language