Allusion: an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. (see Point of View continued)
Anaphora: a device where the same word or phrase is repeated at regular intervals to achieve a rhetorical effect. (see Point of View continued)
Antagonist: a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something. (see types of conflict)
Argument: expressing a point of view on a subject and supporting it with evidence (see Developing an Argument)
Catalyst: a person or thing that precipitates an event. Sets things into motion. (see Story Structure)
Character Arc: A character arc is the status of a character as it unfolds throughout a narrative. A character begins the narrative with certain viewpoints that change through events in the narrative, in part because they must adapt to changes throughout the storyline. (see characters)
Characterization: Characterization is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character. Characterization is revealed through direct characterization and indirect characterization. Direct Characterization tells the audience what the personality of the character is. (see characters)
Clause: a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate. (see Sentence Structure)
Climax: culminate in an exciting or impressive event; reach a climax or the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex. (see Story Structure)
Conflict: a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one. (see Story Structure)
Coordinating Conjunction: a conjunction placed between words, phrases, clauses, or sentences of equal rank, e.g., and, but, or. (see Story Structure)