| A | B |
|---|
| exposition | doormat to story; background info |
| setting | time and place |
| conflict | caused by the antagonist blocking the forward progress of the protagonist |
| climax | most suspenseful moment where one of the two forces win |
| genre | literary classification into two groups of literature |
| rising action | complications that serve to make the conflict more intense |
| static | characters who do not change |
| protagonist | main character |
| internal conflict | man vs. self |
| point of view | 1st or 3rd |
| falling action | what happens between climax and resolution |
| beginning conflict | problem that sets up story |
| antagonist | blocking force for protagonist |
| fiction | fantasy, mythology, historical fiction |
| non fiction | biography, journal, informational books |
| theme | main idea about life; readers identify by clues and generalizations in story |
| resolution | loose ends are tied up;story ends |
| external conflicts | man vs. man, nature, society |
| beginning conflict, climax, resolution | most important parts of plot |
| dynamic | characters who change |
| plot | series of related events or what happens |
| main idea | includes characters, setting, and plot |
