| A | B |
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| narrator | the person who tells the story |
| plot | the sequence of events in a story |
| point of view | the narrator’s relationship to the story |
| theme | main message of a story |
| first person | the narrator is a character in the story and tells the story in his or her own words |
| limited third person | the narrator is someone outside of the story and relates the thoughts and feelings of only one character |
| omniscient point of view | the narrator sees into the minds of multiple characters |
| character | person, animal, or imaginary creature in a literary work |
| conflict | the central struggle between opposing forces in a story |
| setting | time and place in which the events occur |
| dynamic | . a character who grows and changes during a story |
| static | a character who remains the same throughout a story |
| exposition | the beginning of the plot which introduces the story’s main characters, setting, and situation |
| external conflict | when a character struggles against an outside force |
| internal conflict | when a character has a struggle within his or her mind |
| foreshadowing | using clues from the author to give hints to the reader of what is to come |
| rising action | plot events leading up to the climax of the story |
| climax | highest point of action in the story |
| resolution | how the main conflict in the story is solved |
| falling action | plot events that happen after the climax of the story |
