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| Action | Everything that happens i a story |
| Antagonist | The person of force that works against the hero of the story. |
| Character | One of the people (or animals) in a story. |
| Characterization | The ways in which a writer develops a character, making him or her seem believable. There are three methods |
| Characterization method | Sharing the character's thoughts, actions, and dialogue |
| Characterization method | Describing his or her appearance. |
| Characterization method | Revealing what others in the story think of this character. |
| Conflict | A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story. There are five basic conflicts |
| Person Against Person | One of the five conflicts: a problem between characters. |
| Person Against Self | One of the five conflicts: A problem within a character's own mind |
| Person Against Society | One of the five conflicts: A problem between a character and society, school the law, or some tradition. |
| Person Against Nature | One of the five conflicts: A problem between a character and some element of nature-a blizzard, a hurricane, a mountain climb, etc. |
| Person Against Fate (God) | One of the five conflicts: a problem or struggle that appears to be well beyond a character's control. |
| Dialogue | The conversations that characters have with one another |
| Foil | A character who serves as a contrast or challenge to the main character. |
