| A | B |
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| setting | Time and place of action |
| character | Person or an animal who takes part in the action |
| conflict | struggle between opposing forces |
| plot | Sequence of events , In most novels, dramas, short stories |
| narrator (point of veiw) | Speakers or character who tells the story |
| 1st person point of view | may be the major character, a minor character, or just a witness |
| 3rd person omniscient | can tell readers what any character thinks and feels |
| 3rd person limited | sees the world through one person persons eyes and revels only that persons thoughts |
| suspense | is a feeling of uncertainty about the outcome of events |
| foreshadowing | clues that suggest events that have not yet happened |
| theme | the overall message of the story |
| climax | the turning point in the story, the highest point of interest |
| exposition/introduction | the beginning of the story, where the characters and the setting are introduced |
| rising action | the point in the story where the conflict begins to build |
| falling action | the point in the story where the characters begin to solve their problems |
| resolution | the end of the story where the plot reveals some change or insight |
| round character | complex, fully developed, capable of changing during the story |
| static character | does not change during the story |
| flat character | has one main trait/quality and does not change during the story |
| dynamic character | undergoes an important inner change during the story |
| direct characterization | when an author tells the reader exactly what a character is like |
| indirect characterization | when the author explains what a character is like through the character's actions, speech, or personality |
| protagonist | the leading character in a story, the hero or heroine in a story |
| antagonist | the person who is against the main character |
| narrator | the character who tells the story |
| irony | when something unexpected happens in a story |
