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| SWBS | Someone, Wants, But, So |
| setting | When and where the story takes place and sets the mood of the story |
| protagonist | the main character that goes through the most change due to conflicts experienced. |
| antagonist | this is the character(s) that is causing conflict for the protagonist |
| character traits | actions, speech, appearance, character's thoughts |
| conflict | struggle between the protagonist and an opoosing force |
| internal conflict | when the protagonist struggles within himself |
| external conflict | when the protagonist struggles with someone or something other than self. |
| plot | arrangement of events in a story |
| exposition | introduction-characters, setting, conflict |
| rising actions | series of events and conflicts |
| climax | the point in the story where the protagonist makes the most important decision |
| falling actions | results after the protagonist's decisions |
| resolution | end of the story when outcomes become clear |
| point of view | how the story is told |
| first person | the narrator is a character in the story who reveals only personal thoughts and feelings. "I, me, my" |
| second person | stories told as if telling someone else what to do. "You" |
| third person objective | the narrrator is an outsider. Can only tell what is seen or heard. |
| third person limited | the narrator is an outsider who sees into the mind of one character |
| third person omniscient | the narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds of more than one of the characters |
