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a reference/mention to a well known piece of literature in the expectation that the reader is familiar and can understand the connection.

a 3D character. You know about the character's thoughts, feelings, beliefs, inner conflicts, etc.

the background where the action of the story takes place, including time AND place.

a comparison between two unlike things using the terms "like" or "as".

Symbolism is an object used to represent an abstract concept or idea.

a central message or idea that the author wants to give to the reader. you may need to infer the theme if not stated.

the point in the story where a character has an opportunity to turn his or her life around because he/she has learned a lesson.

a quality in writing that makes it seem like the truth/reality.

Genre is a literary type/class with specific characteristics such as mystery, science fiction, fantasy, horror, etc.

figures of speech and descriptive language that appeals to the five senses.

to read between the lines and fill in what is not said.

An indirect comparison between two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as".

example:
"Life is an alley, and then you get raped."

Motivation is the reason a character acts as he/she acts in the story. Those actions make the scene believable.

something that seems like it could really happen in the context of the story.

An organization of events in a story.

the main or central character in a story.

a play on words where there is humor in a word with a double meaning.
ex. "Kath and Mouse"

the final outcome of the story. the conflicts have come to an end and the reader is aware of how it turned out.

the rising action

mood/feeling that a piece of writing makes a reader experience.

a person in a short story, novel, or play.

the most exciting part of the action in a plot. It's where the protagonist will live or die/solve a problem/solve a mystery.

Colloquial expressions are language that is not standard English. It's the way a group of people speak in a particular region that is not formal English. ex: "y'all" "whatcha gonna do?" "aien't"

conflict is the struggle between the protagonist and the opposing force.
types:

• person vs. person
• person vs. fate/supernatural/unknown
• person vs. society
• person vs. self
• person vs. nature

conversation between 2+ characters in the story. In prose, dialogue uses "..." (quotation marks) to indicate that someone is speaking.

it is the action that follows the climax which leads to the resolution.

an interruption in the narrative of a story to recall events that happened earlier.

a character with only one or two characteristics. It has a role in the story but is unknown beyond that role.

a hint or clue about the eventual outcome of a story.

something that is out of time for the setting of the story.

short retelling of a story in order to support or illustrate a point.

antagonist.