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| a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory. |
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| some kind of event that occurs and upsets the balance of your protagonist's life |
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| the plot leading up to the climax, grows tension |
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| the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex. |
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| the period of time in a story that follows the climax and leads to the resolution |
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| the act of finding an answer or solution to a conflict, problem, etc |
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| the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic. |
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| a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary. |
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| the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text |
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| a warning or indication of a future event |
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| the comparison of one thing using like or as |
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| an non-literal comparison |
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| giving a non-living thing, living traits |
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| Where a story takes place |
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| two opposite words being used together |
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| character who contrasts with another character |
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| play on words, or words that sound like one another but have separate meanings |
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| a speech or short comment that a character delivers directly to an audience |
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| a speech spoken aloud but only heard by the audience |
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| a repeated word, sound, symbol, or pattern |
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| when the audience understands more about a situation than some of the characters do |
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| when someone says something that is sharply different from the reality of the situation |
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| when the opposite of what is expected actually happens |
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