| A | B |
|---|
| characterization | the way an author develops a character |
| protagonist | main character or hero |
| antagonist | a character who opposes the protagonist; the villian |
| climax | the highest point of action |
| rising action | series of events leading up to the climax |
| falling action | events of the plot leading to the resolution |
| exposition | information about the story including characters and setting |
| denouement | literally the unravelling of the story |
| setting | time and place in which a story occurs |
| conflict | struggle between two forces |
| resolution | where the story resolves all conflicts |
| inciting incident | an event in the story that begins the conflict |
| situational irony | actions have the opposite effect from what was expected |
| plot | sequence of events in a story |
| Freytag's Pyramid | a diagram of a story's events using specific terms to analyze the plot |
