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| plot | a series of related events, each event developing out of the prior one |
| exposition | introduces the characters, the setting, and the initial conflict |
| complications | are the events that make the character's problems even worse |
| rising action | the events that make the character's problems even worse |
| climax | the most intense and emotional part of the plot. This is when the conflict is worked out one way or another |
| falling action | events leading to the resolution |
| resolution | when the story is closed, conflicts resolved, and loose ends tied up |
| static character | one who does not change much during a course of work |
| dynamic character | a charater who changes as a result of the story's events |
| point-of-view | the vantage point from which a story is told |
| omniscient point-of-view | the narrator knows everything about the characters and their problems |
| third person limited point-of-view | narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of just one character |
| first person point-of-view | one of the characters is actually telling the story, using the personal pronoun, "I" to relate information |
| theme | a main idea in a work of literature |
| conflict | a struggle between two or more opposing forces |
| external conflict | a character's struggle with some outside force |
| internal conflict | a conflict that takes place withing the character's own mind |
| character | a person or an animal in a story, play, or other literary work |
| protagonist | the main character in a work |
| antagonist | character opposing the protagonist |
