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| conflict | A problem, disagreement, or struggle that exists in a story |
| person-vs-self conflict | Joe wants to hang out with his friends, but he needs to do homework. |
| person-vs-person conflict | Joe is mad at Billy and they are about to fight. |
| person-vs-society (person-vs-group) | A group of children are picking on the new student. |
| society-vs-society (group-vs-group) | Two armies are fighting each other in a war. |
| plot | the sequence of events in a story or poem. |
| exposition/introduction | where the characters, setting, and background information are introduced to the reader. |
| rising action | The conflict is introduced and then events happen until the conflict ends. |
| initiating event | The moment the conflict is introduced--it starts the rising action. |
| climax | Where the conflict ends. It is often the most emotional or exciting event in the story (turning point.) |
| falling action | These are the events that follow the climax. They lead to the final resolution. |
| resolution | The last part of the story in which the problems are solved and the story ends. Lessons/morals may be offered. |
| setting | The physical location, time period, and social circumstances of a story. |
| protagonist | The main character in a story. |
| antagonist | A character who deceives, frustrates, or works against the main character. |
| major character | An important, necessary character in the story. |
| minor character | A character that only has a small role in the story. |
| dynamic character | A character that changes in the story. |
| static character | A character who does NOT change that much in a story. |
| foil | A character whose personal qualities go against another character, usually the protagonist. By providing this contrast, we get to know more about the other character. |
| Questions we use to understand a character... | What does he/she do? think? say? How to others react to the character. |
