| A | B |
|---|
| believable personalities | characters |
| what character says & does; what other characters say about him | methods of characterization |
| the leading character; the hero | protagonist |
| the adversary; the opponent | antagonist |
| does not change as the story unfolds | static character |
| changes as the story goes along | dynamic character |
| the sequence of events in a story | plot |
| introduces the characters, setting, & basic situation | exposition |
| time, place, & duration of a story | setting |
| a problem or struggle | conflict |
| the action which leads to the turning point | rising action |
| the end of the conflict | climax |
| the point at which the plot changes | turning point |
| the action which leads to the resolution of the story | falling action |
| the conclusion | resolution |
| giving an indication or warning of what is to come | foreshadowing |
| an interruption in a story to relate an event from the past | flashback |
| main idea | theme |
| who is telling the story | point of view |
| a particular character tells the story | first person point of view |
| author gives thoughts/feelings of a limited # of characters | 3rd person limited pt. of view |
| author gives thoughts/feelings of all characters | 3rd person omniscient pt. of view |
| the feeling of the story | mood |
| the author's attitude | tone |
| language used to create vivid images in the mind | figurative language |
| using a familiary object to represent something else | symbol |
| when the opposite happens from what you expect | irony |
| making reference to another work of art | allusion |
