| A | B |
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| Exposition | An introduction which tells you who the characters are, where and when the story takes place, and what the conflict is |
| Conflict | The main problem in the story |
| Internal Conflict | A struggle which takes place in the character's mind |
| External Conflict | A character struggles with another person, with a group of people, or with a force of nature |
| Major Complications | important events that happen in the story that take place after the conflict and before the climax |
| Climax | how the problem ends |
| Resolution | This happens after the climax and tells how things turn out for the main characters |
| Setting | Where the story takes place |
| Theme | A general and universal point about human nature or life |
| 1st Person Point of View | narrator is character in the story; uses "I" |
| 3rd Person Point of View | Narrator is not in the story; told from an "all-knowing" point of view |
| Protagonist | Main character; often a good or heroic type |
| Antagonist | The person or force that works against the hero of the story |
| Time | When the story takes place |
