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| Characters | people, animals and creatures in the story |
| Protagonist | the main character that has a problem to solve |
| Antagonist | the character or force which tries to keep the protagonist from solving their problem |
| Types of Conflict | man vs. man, man vs. society, man vs. fate (God), man vs. nature, man vs. himself |
| Plot | the sequence of events; what happens in a story |
| Climax | the event where the problem is solved |
| Universal Theme | one or two words telling what the story is about |
| Rising Action | the events leading up to climax |
| Denouement | story after the climax; wraps up the loose ends |
| Flashback | returning to an earlier time in the story |
| Symbol | a person or thing that represents another person or thing |
| Foreshadowing | hints or clues of what will happen later in the story |
| Static Character | a character who stays the same throughout the story-never the protagonist |
| Dynamic Character | a character who changes from the beginning to the end, often the protagonist |
| Simile | a comparison of two unlike objects using "like' or "as" |
| Specific Theme | sentence stating the life lesson or moral of the story |
| Narrator | the character who tells a story |
| Setting | time, place and mood of a story |
| Conflict | the struggle between protagonist and antagonist as they work through the problem |
| Dialogue | the actual words said by the characters |
| Importance of the Title | gives hints to the theme of the story |
