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| setting | when and where the story happens |
| character | a person, animal or creature who takes part in the action of a story |
| conflict | a struggle between two opposing forces or character |
| theme | the central message about life the author is trying to get across |
| point of view | the perspective or eyes through which the story is told |
| plot | a series of related events that make up the action of the story |
| narrator | the person who is telling the story |
| climax | the point of highest interest or suspense |
| exposition | the beginning where characters, setting, and situation are introduced |
| complications | obstacles and problems faced in the rising action |
| resolution | the character begins life again changed or or unchanged |
| irony | when the opposite of what is expected occurs |
| omniscient point of view | an all-knowing narrator sees into the minds and hearts of all characters |
| third-person limited point of view | narrator sees only into heart and mind of one favored character |
| suspense | anxious feeling about what will happen next |
| atmosphere | overall mood or feeling the story produces |
| protagonist | main character in a story who struggles to solve a problem |
| antagonist | character or force that works against the main character |
| dynamic | character who undergoes change during the story |
| static | character who remains unchanged by the story's events |
| dialogue | conversation between characters, often set off by quotation marks |
| foreshadowing | hints or clues that suggest what might happen later in the plot |
| external conflict | when a character struggles against an outside force like another character or a snowstorm |
| internal conflict | when a character struggles within mind or heart between opposing needs or desires |
| first-person point of view | one of the characters tells the story using pronouns like I, me and we |
| surprise ending | an unusual or unexpected twist in the resolution |
| style | the way a writer uses language |
| symbol | a concrete item used in a story to represent an important theme, idea, or feeling |
| foil character | a character who contrasts sharply with another |
| dialect | pronunciations, spellings, and expressions used to create the sound of a particular locale or speech pattern |
