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TermDefinition
Round Character Multi-dimensional and well-developed characters.
Dynamic Character Characters who go through a change.
Flat Character Characters who only reveal 1-2 traits in a story.
Static Character Characters who do not change.
Conflict The problem of the story.
Internal Conflict Conflict within a character, such as an emotional struggle.
External Conflict Conflict with an outside force, such as character vs. character or character vs. technology.
Plot The events that happen in a story.
Exposition The stage of plot that is the beginning of a story. We are introduced to the setting and characters.
Rising Action The stage of plot where the conflict becomes more difficult.
Climax The stage of plot that is the most exciting part, or turning point, of a story.
Falling Action The stage of plot where the conflict begins to get resolved.
Resolution The stage of plot that is the end; it shows how everything turns out.
Protagonist The main character of a story.
Antagonist The character who works against the protagonist.
Setting Where and when a story takes place.
Theme The life lesson, or moral, of the story.
Point of View The perspective from which the story is told (first, second, third).
Characterization The methods by which a narrator gives us information about a character.
First Person POV The narrator is a character in the story (uses "I, me, my, mine, we, us").
Third Person POV The narrator is an outside observer (uses "he, she, they, them").
Third Person Limited POV The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character
Third Person Omniscient POV The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL of the characters.
Narrator The voice that tells the story.
Foreshadowing Hints or clues to something that will happen later in the story.
Characters People or animals that take part in a story.
Indirect Characterization The narrator only reveals information about a character through what he/she thinks, feels, says, and does.
Direct Characterization The narrator directly states what a character is like.
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