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| Setting | The time and location in which the story takes place. |
| Theme | The story's general idea. |
| Exposition | The introduction of the story: introducing the setting, characters, conflict, etc. |
| Rising Action | A related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest. |
| Climax | The highest or most intense point in the development of the story. The ah-ha moment. |
| Falling Action | The part of the literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved |
| Resolution | Presents the final outcome. |
| Conflict | The problem in the story |
| Internal Conflict | When the character is struggling internally |
| Man vs. Self | Internal Conflict |
| External Conflict | When the character is struggling with outside forces |
| Man vs. Man | People fighting |
| Man vs. Nature (Environment) | Snowstorms, tornados |
| Man vs. Society | A law that is hindering that person from what they want |
| Character | The person in a work of fiction. Can be people, animals, and creatures. |
| Antagonist | A character in a story who deceives, frustrates the protagonist. |
| Protagonist | Considered to be the main character. Usually the "hero." |
| Characterization | The characteristics of characters in the story. |
| Point of View | The angle from which the story is told. |
| First Person | A character in the story that can reveal only personal thoughts and feelings. |
| Third Person Objective | The narrator is an outsider who can report only what he/she hears and sees. |
| Third Person Limited | The narrator is an outsider who sees into the mind of one of the characters. |
| Third Person Omniscient | The narrator is all-knowing. |
| Plot | The action in the story |
