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| character | a person or animal who takes part in the action of a literary work. |
| main character | protagonist who is the most important individual in the story |
| round character | full developed with both good and bad traits revealed and background is revealed |
| flat character | : posseses only one or two traits |
| dynamic character | changes during the story |
| static character | does not change during the story |
| climax | the highest point of interest or suspense |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
| external conflict | character struggles against some outside person or force |
| internal conflict | struggle takes place within the protagonist's mind to reach some new understanding or decision |
| drama | a story written to be performed by actors |
| fiction | prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events |
| flashback | a section of a literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time |
| foreshadowing | : clues that suggest events that have yet to occur |
| irony | techniques that involve surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions |
| plot | sequence of events that contains conflicts, climax, and resolution |
| Edgar Allan Poe | Father of Horror |
