| A | B |
|---|
| expostion | first part or introduction. Includes setting, main characters, and problem |
| rising action | action or events of the story. Usually it grows out of the conflict |
| climax | turning point of the story; main character usually maies a decision or changes in some way |
| falling action | events after the climax; ending of the story |
| resolution | tells how the struggle ends; ties up any loose ends of the plot |
| theme | writer's message--ofthen the lesson learned by the characters |
| first person | narrator uses the pronouns I, me, us, we |
| third person | narrator uses the character's names and pronouns such as they, them, her, him, his, it... |
| omniscient | narrator tells point of view of many characters; narrator is all knowing of characters' thoughts and feelings |
| narrator | person telling the story |
| internal conflict | struggle within the character that usually involves making a decision |
| external conflict | struggle between a character and another character or force |
| personification | human characteristics are given to nonhuman things |
| metaphor | two very different things are compared so that they seem similar |
| simile | two different things are compared using the words like or as |
| direct characterization | author tells you directly about the character's traits or characteristics |
| indirect characterization | author lets you decided what the character is like. This is decided by jusging the character through his actions, words, and/or thoughts |
| allusion | reference to another event in literature, history, the Bible, etc. |
| flat character | little is known about the character |
| round character | character is developed; you learn alot about the character |
