The main character who opposes or is hostile to the protagonist.

The emotional feeling or atmosphere that a literary work creates for the reader.

The struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot.

The use of clues to hint at future events in the story.

The methods an author uses to reveal a character's personality, including their speech, behavior, thoughts, and what other characters say about them.

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

An interruption in a narrative that shows an event from the past.

The author's attitude toward the subject, characters, or audience.

The literal or dictionary definition of a word.

The main argument or position that a writer is trying to prove in an argumentative text.

The central message, moral, or idea the author conveys about life or human nature.

A word part added to a root word to change its meaning or function (e.g., prefix or suffix).

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

The sequence of events in a story, including the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

A struggle a character has within their own mind.

Words or phrases that appeal to a reader's five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch).

The conclusion of the story where conflicts are resolved.

The contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.

An opposing viewpoint or challenge to the main argument presented by the author.

The perspective from which a story is told.

The time and place in which a story occurs.

The author's use of clues to hint at future events in the story.

A rooted part of a word to which affixes may be added to change its meaning.

The author's reason for writing, which could be to inform, persuade, or entertain.

The way information is arranged and organized in a text, such as cause and effect or chronological order.

The credibility or trustworthiness of a source or the information it provides.

The struggle against an outside force, such as another character, nature, or society.

The character in a story who is often the hero and faces challenges throughout the plot.

The implicit or suggested meaning of a word, in addition to its literal meaning.

The most intense, exciting, or important point in a story.

To combine different ideas or pieces of information to create a new understanding.

To examine something in detail, breaking it down to understand its elements or structure.

To prove or defend a claim or position using evidence.

To restate text or speech in one's own words while retaining the original meaning.

Deeply upset and agitated.

To develop gradually.

A well-known reference to a person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

A struggle against an outside force, such as another character, nature, or society.

The main character in a story, often the hero who faces challenges throughout the plot.

The struggle a character has within their own mind.