Character/Narrator/Voice
The "bad guy" that works against the hero in a story.
Villain
The turning point of a story.
Climax
Anger, danger, or love can be symbolized by this color.
Red
When you say something but mean something else.
Verbal Irony
A clause that cannot stand on its own.
Dependent Clause
When a narrator is all knowing.
3rd person omniscient
An archetype where a character is shaped by the setting.
Mold Setting
A overarching statement about humanity.
Universal Truth
A religious story that has a moral.
Parable
The people who live next door are nice.
Adjective Clause
When you make inferences based on a character's actions, speech, etc.
Indirect characterization
When a story can be read both individually and as part of a larger story.
Episodic
Something that stands for something other than itself.
Symbol
When Romeo was unaware that Juliet was not dead.
Dramatic Irony
Sally is inside the store.
Prepositional Phrase
When the author tries to include the reader in the story.
A setting that has no effect on the story.
Backdrop setting.
Symbol of purity or innocence, often used in Biblical references.
Lamb
A story that uses animals as characters.
Fable
He is almost always busy.
Adverb
The way the author feels towards a subject.
Tone
A plot that is repetitive, with changes happening in each repetition.
Cumulative
Something that cannot be held but still represents an idea.
Abstract Nouns
Titanic, the unsinkable ship, hit an iceberg and sank.
Situational Irony
Billy's friends didn't know that he couldn't swim.
Noun Clause