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| plot | a series of related events, each event developing out of the prior one |
| exposition | introduces the setting, characters and the initial conflict |
| complications | 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 most emotional part of the plot; this is when the problems are worked out one way or another |
| falling action | events leading to the resolution |
| resolution | when the conflict is solved, loose ends wrapped up and the story closes |
| static character | a character who does not change much during the story |
| dynamic character | a character who changes due to the story's events |
| point of view | the vantage point from which the story is told |
| omniscient point of view | the narrator knows all about the characters and their problems |
| third person limited point of view | the narrator focuses on the thoughts and actions of one character |
| first person point of view | a character is actually telling the story, using the personal pronoun "I" to relate information |
| theme | the main idea in the work of literature |
| conflict | a struggle between two or more opposing forces |
| external conflict | the character struggles with some outside force |
| internal conflict | a struggle takes place within the character |
| character | a person or animal in a story, play, or other literary work |
| protagonist | the main character in a work |
| antagonist | the character opposing the protagonist |
