| A | B |
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| antagonist | the person or force that is AGAINST the main character |
| protagonist | the main character in a story |
| setting | the time and place in which a story occurs |
| conflict | a problem in the story |
| mood | the feeling the story creates in the reader |
| exposition | the beginning of the story that EXPOSES the main characters, the setting, & the basic situation |
| climax | the turning point of the story |
| resolution | the end of the story that usually RESOLVES the main conflict |
| dialogue | conversation between two or more characters |
| internal conflict | conflict that goes on INSIDE a person's mind |
| external conflict | conflict that is visible on the OUTSIDE |
| person vs person | external conflict between two or more people |
| person vs nature | external conflict with forces of nature |
| person vs society | external conflict in which a character struggles against the norms of society |
| person vs self | internal conflict within the mind of a character |
| theme | the universal message the author wants to get across; has to be a sentence |
