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| The story of a person's life written by someone other than the subject of the work. |
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| a poem written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. |
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| an unpleasant combination of sounds |
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| a pleasant combination of sounds. These sound effects can be used intentionally to create an effect, or they may appear unintentionally |
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| the way an author presents characters |
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| Direct or Explicit Characterization |
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| a character described by the author or the narrator |
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| Indirect or Implicit Characterization |
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| a character's traits are revealed through thoughts, actions, dialogue, or appearance |
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| turning point of the story. Determines the outcome of the conflict. |
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| a type of drama that is humorous and typically has a happy ending. |
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| to determine similarities between two elements |
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the repetition of consonant sounds, typically within or at the end of words that do not ryhme or have similar vowel sounds.
Example: horror, hearer |
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| occurs when some person or force in the story opposes the protagonist |
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a character struggles against an outside force.
man v. man, man v. nature, man v. society |
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a character struggles against himself.
man v. self |
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| the emotional response suggested by a word |
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| to determine differences between two elements |
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| a stanza of two lines, usually ryhming |
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