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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Plot | a series of events |
| Exposition | part of the story in which the basic situation is outlined and the characters and main conflict are introduced |
| Rising Action | events that take place as the main character struggles to achieve his or her goals |
| Climax | the point of highest emtionial intensity |
| Resolution | events following the climax |
| Foreshadowing | use of clues to hint at what is going to happen later in the story |
| Mood | affecting the way we feel as we read |
| Characterization | revels a character's personality |
| Direct Characterization | the writer plainly tells us about the people who inhabit their fiction |
| Indirect Characterization | allows you to observe a character in action |
| Protagonist | whom you root for, main character |
| Antagonist | conflicts with the Protagonist |
| Round Character | has many different character traits |
| Flat Character | has only one or two character traits |
| Static Character | does not change in course of story |
| Dynamic Character | live and breathe, who grows and changes during a story |
| Motivation | reason a character behaves a certain way |
| Narrator | different point of view |
| Omniscient | all seeing, all knowing |
| First-Person | I this, I that |