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| external conflict | A problem or struggle between a character and another character, a force of nature, and/or a set of circumstances. |
| resolution | the outcome of the story |
| static character | A character who has not grown or changed by the end of the story. |
| dynamic character | A character who grows emotionally, learns a lesson, or alters behavior during the course of the story. |
| flat character | A character who is simple, and his main purpose is to reveal things about other characters or move the plot along. |
| round character | A character who is fully developed, e.g. he has emotions, strengths, weaknesses, and the reader knows a lot about them. |
| protagonist | The main character in any particular work of fiction. |
| antagonist | The character who works against the main character |
| direct characterization | This occurs when the narrator tells the reader something about a character |
| indirect characterization | This occurs when the reader learns something about a character from another character. |
| situational irony | This occurs when the opposite of what is expected to occur really happens. |
| dramatic irony | This occurs when the reader or audience knows something the character does not know. |
| verbal irony | This occurs when a speaker says something but means something quite different. |
| first person pov | The point of view where the narrator is a character in the story; uses I, me, us, we |
| third person limited pov | the narrator tells only what one character thinks, feels, and observes-- uses he, she, they, etc. |
| third person omniscient pov | the narrator sees into the minds of more than one character.-- uses he, she, they, etc. |
| theme | The perception about life or human nature that the author is trying to convey to the reader. |
| setting | The place and time of a story. |
| foreshadowing | The use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot. |
| suspense | The state of anxious anticipation, expectation, or uncertainty regarding the resolution of a conflict. |
| mood | The feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader. |
| symbol | The use of a person, place, or thing to represent or stand for something else. |
| plot | the sequence of events in a story |
| exposition | the basic situation of a story; this is where the reader learns background information |
| rising action | occurs between exposition and climax; this is where conflicts occur |
| climax | the turning point or point of no return in a story |
| falling action | this occurs after the climax; loose ends are tied up here |
| internal conflict | A problem or struggle that occurs within a character’s mind. |
| narrator | the character who tells the story to the audience |
| imagery | Mental pictures created by the author for the reader to show rather than tell the events of the story |
| dialect | the vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation used by people in different regions |
| flashback | interrupting the sequence of events to include information about an event that happened in the past |
| tone | the manner in which written words might be said |
| genres | different categories/types of literature |
| second person pov | The narrator brings “you”, the reader, into the story when telling the story |
