| A | B |
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| Plot | A series of related events that make up a story |
| Conflict | A struggle or problem |
| Internal Conflict | a struggle that takes place inside a character's heart or mind |
| External Conflict | a struggle that takes place between two characters, a character and nature, or a character and society |
| Basic Situation | the beginning of a story in which we learn who, what, and where |
| Complications | The second part of the plot; the events in which the character works to resolve the conflict |
| Climax | the most intense moment of the story |
| Resolution | the ending of the story in which we learn the outcome of the conflict |
| Foreshadowing | Hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story |
| Flashback | the writer interrupts the present scene and jumps to a scene in the past |
| Flash-forward | a writer interrupts the present and shows a scene from the future |
| Chronological order | the order in which events occur in real time |
| Setting | the time and place a story occurs |
| Tone | The attitude of writer |
| Mood | the atmosphere; feeling the reader gets from the story |
| Character | the people in the story |
| direct characterization | the writer directly tells us the personality of the characters |
| Indirect Characterization | The writer shows us the character, and we need to figure out the character traits |
| Protagonist | the main character |
| Antagonist | the character or force the main character struggles against |
| Flat Character | A character that only shows one character trait |
| Round Character | A character that shows many character traits |
| Dynamic Character | A character that changes or grows through the story |
| Static Character | A character that does not change or grow; stays the same |
| Omniscient Point of View | the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters; not a character in the story |
| First Person Point of View | The narrator is a character in the story; tells the story using I |
| Third Person Limited Point of View | The narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of just one character |
| Theme | The insight about life a story teachers; message, lesson |
| Irony | When what is expected to happen is the opposite of what happens |
| Verbal Irony | When the opposite is meant of what was said |
| Dramatic Irony | When the audience knows more information than other characters in the story |
| Situational Irony | When what takes place is the opposite of what is expected to take place |
| Ambiguity | The writer offers us several consequences or meanings and leaves us to sort them out |
| Symbolism | An ordinary object that has a deeper meaning |
| Allegory | A story full of symbols; has two layers: a literal level and a symbolic level |
