| A | B |
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| character | a person, animal, or object involved in story's plot |
| plot | the sequence of events in a story |
| symbol | something that stands or represents something else |
| theme | the author's hidden message |
| narrator | the voice that tells the story |
| conflict | a character's struggle or problem |
| genre | a type or form of literature |
| protagonist | the main character or "hero" of a story |
| antagonist | the character or "evil force" working against the main character |
| setting | time and place of a story |
| exposition | part of plot that introduces the setting and characters |
| rising action | part of plot that introduces steps of conflict |
| climax | highest point of action or change in plot |
| falling action | plot and conflict begin to unravel |
| denoument | conflict is resolved or plot ends |
| round character | character whose ideas or personality changes by end of story |
| flat character | character whose ideas and personality remain the same by the end of the story |
| first person point of view | story told by one of the characters |
| 3rd person objective point of view | story told by narrator who is not involved in story's action |
| 3rd person omniscient pont of view | story told by an all knowing narrator |
