repetition of consonant sounds, often at the beginnings of words

force working against protagonist

person, animal, or inanimate object carrying the action of a plot

high point of plot where conflict is addressed and begins to be resolved

problem driving action of plot

conflict between a character and a force outside that character in a plot; could be a struggle w/ another character, but doesn't have to be

events in a plot that happen after the climax that help resolve the conflict

giving hints of future events in a plot

exaggerating for effect or to make a point

synonyms: shows, demonstrates, represents, clarifies, explains

creating sensory responses with words (sight, sound, touch, taste, hearing); making images/ pictures is most common interpretation

character struggles with self; internal problem

direct comparison of two unlike things; saying one this is another or describing one thing as something completely different ("Dr. White's test is a bear!")

reader's response to a text; how a text makes a reader/ the audience feel

sequence of events that make up a story

character at center of plot on whom all action and interest are focused

a connection between things; how things relate to each other

end of plot when things return as close to normal after the events of the plot as possible

time, place, atmosphere of a plot

comparison of two unlike things using like or as

feeling of growing tension in a reader caused by the uncertainty of the events of a plot

to point out or show; synonyms: reveal, suggest, demonstrate