| A | B |
|---|
| antagonist | character who opposes the main character ("villain") |
| character | person or animal or entity that takes part in a story |
| climax | high point or the moment of greatest emotional tension; turning point |
| chronological order | in order of time |
| conflict | problem or struggle in a story |
| exposition | introduces setting, characters, and basic situation of the story |
| falling action | sequence of events after the climax |
| genre | type or category of literature |
| personification | the giving of human qualities to a non-human or non-living thing |
| plot | sequence of events in a story |
| plot diagram | graphic picture of the plot of a story |
| protagonist | main character in a story ("hero") |
| resolution | end of the story, resolves the climax |
| rising action | sequence of events that develop story before the climax |
| setting | time and place in a story |
