| A | B |
|---|
| exposition | background info for story |
| rising action | characters face problems/conflicts |
| climax | story reaches a crucial moment when characters must act/turning point |
| falling action | explores consequences of the climax |
| resolution | story's central problem finally solved |
| flashback | past events presented in the present |
| protaganist | main character |
| antagonist | character working against the main character |
| characterization | process of creating character |
| indirect characterization | character revealed through actions, words or what other people say |
| direct characterization | author directly tells about the character |
| foreshadowing | a hint of what is to come in the story |
| symbol | something that represents something else |
