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| setting | the environment in which the story takes place |
| description | verbal presentation of characters, scene, or action, used to make the story more vivid for the reader |
| style | the caracteristic ways that an author uses language--including word choice, length and complexity of sentences, patterns of sound, and use of imagery and symbols |
| protagonist | the central character of the story |
| antagonist | the character who prevents the protagonist from gettign what he or she wants |
| characterization | the methods a writer uses to communicate information about characters to readers |
| direct characterization | when the author tells the reader directly about the character |
| indirect characterizaion | when the author shows the character in action and lets the readers draw their own conclusion about the character's personality |
| dialogue | the actual words that characters speak |
| narrator | the speaker who tells the story |
| point of view | the perspective from which the story is told |
| omniscient point of view | if the author is outside the story and presents the thoughts of all the characters involved |
| limited point of view | when the story is told from the viewpoint of one character who can see only a part of a whole story |
| structure | the framework that determines how a story is a put together |
| exposition | background material about the characters, setting, and dramatic situation with which the author introduces the essentials of the story to the reader |
| conflict | the central source of tension and drama in the story |
| rising action | the part of the story, including exposition, in which the tension rises |
| climax | the moment when the action comes to its highest point of dramatic conflict |
| falling action | the part of the story, following the climax and leading to the resolution, in which there is a sharp decline in dramatic tension |
| resolution | the conclusion of the story |
| theme | the instruction offered by the author related to certiain ideas |
