1. When someone says one thing but means something completely different
verbal irony

2. person, place, or thing used to represent something else
symbol

3. The reader sees a character’s mistakes or misunderstandings, but the character himself does not
dramatic irony

4. giving hints and clues of what is to come later in a story
foreshadowing

5. the main character or hero of the story
protagonist

6. the action or the sequence of related events
plot

7. A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used
simile

8. the high point, or turning point, in a story—usually the most intense point
climax

9. great difference in what was expected and what happened
situational irony

10. A character struggles with himself or herself
internal conflict

11. Comparison of two unlike things in which no word of comparison “She is my sunshine”
metaphor

12. When someone says one thing but means something completely different
verbal Irony

13. person, place, or thing used to represent something else
symbol

14. The reader sees a character’s mistakes or misunderstandings, but the character himself does not
dramatic irony

15. giving hints and clues of what is to come later in a story
foreshadowing

16. the main character or hero of the story
protagonist

17. the action or the sequence of related events
plot

18. A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used
simile

19. great difference in what was expected and what happened
situational irony

20. the high point, or turning point, in a story—usually the most intense point
climax

21. second part of plot where the situation gets complicated or the conflict intensifies
rising action

22. A character struggles with himself or herself
internal conflict
Human vs. himself

23. Comparison of two unlike things in which no word of comparison “She is my sunshine”
metaphor

24. a character or force that opposes the leading male or female character
antagonist

25. a reference—whether explicit or implicit, to history, the Bible, myth, literature, painting, music, and so on
allusion

26. a device whereby a scene from the fictional past is inserted into the fictional present.
flashback

27. the fourth part of plot, in which the complications are untangled
falling action

28. time and place of a story
setting

29. a struggle between opposing forces
conflict

30. the action or the sequence of related events
plot

31. part of plot that provides setting, introduces characters, and establishes situation
exposition

32. When someone says one thing but means something completely different
verbal irony

33. person, place, or thing used to represent something else
symbol

34. The reader sees a character’s mistakes or misunderstandings, but the character himself does not
dramatic irony

35. Comparison of two unlike things in which no word of comparison “She is my sunshine”
metaphor

36. giving hints and clues of what is to come later in a story
foreshadowing

37. the main character or hero of the story
protagonist

38. the high point, or turning point, in a story—usually the most intense point
climax

39. A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used
simile

40. A character struggles with himself or herself
internal conflict

41. great difference in what was expected and what happened
situational irony

42. When someone says one thing but means something completely different
verbal Irony

43. person, place, or thing used to represent something else
symbol

44. giving hints and clues of what is to come later in a story
foreshadowing

45. The reader sees a character’s mistakes or misunderstandings, but the character himself does not
dramatic Irony

46. A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used
simile

47. the main character or hero of the story
protagonist

48. great difference in what was expected and what happened
situational irony

49. the action or the sequence of related events
plot

50. second part of plot where the situation gets complicated or the conflict intensifies
rising action

51. A character struggles with himself or herself
internal conflict
Human vs. himself

52. the high point, or turning point, in a story—usually the most intense point
climax

53. Comparison of two unlike things in which no word of comparison “She is my sunshine”
metaphor

54. a character or force that opposes the leading male or female character
antagonist

55. a reference—whether explicit or implicit, to history, the Bible, myth, literature, painting, music, and so on
allusion

56. a device whereby a scene from the fictional past is inserted into the fictional present.
flashback

57. a struggle between opposing forces
conflict

58. time and place of a story
setting

59. part of plot that provides setting, introduces characters, and establishes situation
exposition

60. the fourth part of plot, in which the complications are untangled
falling action