| A | B |
|---|
| Plot | a series of related events |
| Conflict | a struggle between two forces |
| External conflict | a struggle between a character and another outside force |
| Internal conflict | a struggle that occurs within a character's mind or heart |
| Exposition | The opening of the story, where the characters and their conflict are introduced |
| Complication | A problem that occurs in the second part of the plot as the character takes some action to resolve the conflict in the story |
| Climax | The key scene in a story--the moment of greatest intensity in a story |
| Resolution | The final part of the story, when all struggles are over and we know what is going to happen to the characters |
| Chronological Order | events unfold in real time |
| Flashback | the flow of events is interrupted with event from the past |
| Denouement | Another name for "resolution" |
| Flash-forward | the flow of events is interrupted when writers jump ahead days or years into the future |
| Foreshadowing | Hints or clues that suggest what is to come in the story |
| Prediction | A type of inference, a guess based on evidence |
