Easy
Protagonist
Main Character
First Person
Writer uses “I”, “me”, and “my”
Climax
The character makes a big decision
Conflict
Struggle between 2 opposing forces
Onomatopoeia
Word that imitates sound
Antagonist
Minor Character
Simile
Comparing two things using “like” and “as”
Allusion
A reference made to a famous person, place, or event
Denotation
Dictionary definition
Mood
The feeling the reader gets from the story
Setting
Where it takes place
Second Person
Writer uses “we”, “us”, and “they”
Exposition
Introduces a character, setting, and problem
Connotation
Feelings or ideas associated with a word
Oxymoron
Combining words that do not go good together
Hyperbole
Exaggeration to show strong feelings
Metaphor
Comparing 2 things to make them equal
Falling Action
The story is coming to a conclusion
Idiom
Word combinations that have different meaning than the literal meaning
Theme
Moral or lesson of the story
Alliteration
Beginning word starts with the same letter
Foreshadowing
Writer gives hint of what is going to happen later in the story
Dynamic Character
Character goes through dynamic changes
Irony
Disconnect between what happened and the actual truth
Rising Action
The problem gets worse and worse