Situational Irony
When the expected outcome of the story doesn't happen
Verbal Irony
When the speaker says something but means something completely different
Dramatic Irony
When the audience knows something that the characters in the story don't know
Foreshadowing
A literary device that gives hints about events that will come later in a story
Exposition
The background information that is essential to the story
Rising Action
A series of incidents that create suspense and interest in a story
Climax
The turning point in a story line
Falling action
Event(s) that take place after the story's climax and lead toward closure
Resolution
The part of the story's plot where the main problem is usually resolved
Tone
The feeling or atmosphere the author sets for the reader
Mood
The feeling that the reader gets from the story
Theme
A story's underlying message or big idea
Direct characterization
The author tells the reader information about a character clearly and explicitly
Indirect characterization
The author reveals information about a character through the character's actions, speech, and appearance
Point of View
The type of narrator used to tell a story
Perspective
How the narrator perceives what's happening in a story
Laurie
a kid in kindergarten who makes up a character charles
Madam Loisel
protagonist in the necklace. lady from the necklace, poor, loses friends necklace
Mr.Summers
jovial man, conducts the lottery, has no family
Tessie Hutchinson
loser of the lottery who is stoned to death
Johnny (The red chief)
kid who gets kidnapped, crazy
Della Dillingham
a poor, young married couple who don't have enough money to buy each other Christmas gifts. a person in the gift of magi