| A | B |
|---|
| Theme | the author's message or the point of the story |
| Plot | The plot is the development of the main conflict |
| Exposition | background information explaining events |
| Protagonist | the main character or person the story |
| Resolution | how the story ends |
| Setting | includes time, place, and length of a story |
| Climax | the highest point in the story....the peak of tension |
| Antagonist | opposes the main character |
| Falling action | the final event of the story |
| Rising action | the event in the story that builds tension |
| Flat character | a character that does not change through the story |
| Round Character | the character that changes or develops through the story |
| tone | how the author feels about what he/she is writing about |
| symbolism | the use of concrete and recognizable things to represent ideas |
| Flashback | a return to an earlier time in the story to introduce information |
| Irony | an actual situation in a story is quite different from is really happening in the story |
| External Conflict | The character has a problem with something/someone around him |
| Internal Conflict | the character has a problem within himself |
| Dynamic Character | the character changes during the story and as a result of the story |
| Static Character | the character remains the same during the course of the story |
| Conflict | the conflict is the problem that the character must confront there are 2 kinds of conflict EX. Internal & External Conflict |
| Foreshadowing | gives clues to hint at coming events |
| Point of view | third person limited first person Third person omniscient |
| Characterization | The author presents a character and reveals characters traits by.... |
