| A | B |
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| characters | people or animals that are in the story. |
| round character | a major character in a work of fiction that through conflict goes through change or growth |
| flat character | a minor character in fiction that does not undergo much change or growth |
| foil character | characters that are complete opposite |
| setting | where and when the story takes place |
| plot | what the story is about |
| theme | the lesson that the story is supposed to teach |
| protagonist | main person in story- the hero |
| antagonist | character against the protagonist |
| point of view | from what point the story is told |
| first person point of view | a character in the story tells the story |
| third person point of view | somebody outside the story tells the story |
| flashback | events that have already happened |
| foreshadow | things that are going to happen |
| exposition | the background information of the story |
| rising action | the events that are leading up to the exciting part (the conflict) |
| climax | most exciting part of story |
| falling action | events that happen after climax |
| resolution | solution to the conflict |
| conflict | a problem |
| internal conflict | a character has a problem within himself (man vs. self) |
| external conflict | a character has a problem with another character (man vs, man) |
