James Ramsey Ullmans Top Man - Complete Unit 1 English Review | Themes, Setting, Characters & Verified Test Questions Charecterization - ANSW-Techniques a writer uses to creat and develop a chatecter; what he does or says, what other chartecters say about him or react to him. TM: "He seemed to be whooly unaffected by either the physical or mental hazards of mountaineering" Climax - ANSW-The high point in the action of a story. TM: When Osborn goes out to reach the sumit by himself. Simile - ANSW-Comparison of two things using the words like, or as. TM: "K 3 tiered up into the blackness like a monstrous sentinel" Conflict - ANSW-A problem or struggle between to opposite forces in a story. TM: "Rather think it might be better to wait," Foreshadowing - ANSW-Important hints that an auther drops to prepare the reader for what is to come. TM: Exposition - ANSW-The part of the story, usually near the beginning, when the charecters are introduced, and the setting and all that. TM:" Shlapp was a practicing physican from Milwaukee" Setting - ANSW-The place and the time frame in which a story takes place.TM: "We pitched camp at an altitude of 26,500