| A | B |
|---|
| conflict | a disagreement between two people, animals, or forces |
| complications | things that happen to move the plot along and make it more interesting |
| exposition | information that sets up the story, such as setting and who the characters are |
| climax | the high point of the conflict, right before the resolution |
| resolution | the point at which the conflict is resolved |
| setting | when and where the story takes place |
| static character | character who does not change in a significant way |
| dynamic character | character who changes in a significant way |
| protagonist | main character |
| antagonist/foil | person/force that opposes main character |
| round character | character who is three-dimensional & has both good and bad qualities |
| flat character | one-dimensional character who has only one quality |
| first person point of view | story is told by character, uses "I" |
| third person point of view | story is told by a narrator, uses "he" and "she" |
| omniscient narrator | all-knowing narrator |
| limited narrator | narrator cannot get into all the character's minds |
| falling action | part of the plot between the climax and the resolution |
| rising action | part of the plot between the exposition and the climax (action builds and complications occur) |
| theme | lesson to be learned about life |
| reliable narrator | narrator who can be trusted |
| unreliable narrator | narrator who cannot be trusted completely, he/she is biased |
