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| plot | the series of events in a story |
| setting | where and when a story takes place |
| characterization | the way an author reveals a character's personality |
| conflict | a struggle or clash between opposing forces |
| point of view | the vantage point from which a story is told |
| foreshadowing | a hint of what is to come in a story |
| irony | a twist in the story; the opposite of what is expected |
| exposition | introduction to characters and setting, background information |
| inciting incident | the event that begins a story |
| rising action | the important events that happen between the inciting incident and the climax |
| climax | the high point of the story; most exciting part |
| falling action | important events that take place after the climax |
| resolution | the major problems of the story are solved |
| person vs. person | a person is in conflict with another person |
| person vs. fate | a person is in conflict with his/her fate or destiny |
| person vs. nature | a person is in conflict with a force of nature |
| person vs. society | a person is in conflict with a group |
| person vs. supernatural | a person is in conflict with a supernatural force |
| person vs. self | a person has an internal conflict such as fear or illnes |
| first person | the narrator who is a character in the story tells the story using "I" |
| second person | the story is told using "you" |
| third person | a narrator who is not in the story tells the story using "he," "she," etc. |
| third person limited | the story is told from the point of view of one character only |
| third person omniscient | the reader knows what many characters are thinking and/or doing |
| dialogue | conversation |
