A story's framework; the sequence of events that give a story its meaning and effect. Whatever the characters do or whatever happens to them constitutes plot.

The onset and development of the story's major conflict.

The story's most intense and decisive moment; the outcome of the conflict is determined.

the struggle between two opposing forces (may be physical, emotional, intellectual, moral). Is classified by where it originates: within the character or outside the character.

The time and place in which the events of a literary work take place. Also the social, economic, and cultural conditions present in the work.

Something in a literary work which maintains its own meaning while at the same time standing for something broader, more abstract, than itself.

The use of clues that hint at what will happen later in a story.

A sense of uncertainty or anxiety about the outcome of event in a story or drama.

A well developed character. usually a protagonist is a round character, in most short stories no more than one or two characters are round, Not to be confused with a dynamic character.

A character who undergoes no such change.

A character who changes, especially one who comes to major realization. The realization may or may not change the character's actions, but the character will never be able to see the world quite the same way. Not all protagonists are dynamic.

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PLOT	A story's framework; the sequence of events that give a story its meaning and effect. Whatever the characters do or whatever happens to them constitutes plot.
RISING ACTION	The onset and development of the story's major conflict.
CLIMAX	The story's most intense and decisive moment; the outcome of the conflict is determined.
CONFLICT	the struggle between two opposing forces (may be physical, emotional, intellectual, moral). Is classified by where it originates: within the character or outside the character.
SETTING	The time and place in which the events of a literary work take place. Also the social, economic, and cultural conditions present in the work.
SYMBOL	Something in a literary work which maintains its own meaning while at the same time standing for something broader, more abstract, than itself.
FORESHADOWING	The use of clues that hint at what will happen later in a story.
SUSPENSE	A sense of uncertainty or anxiety about the outcome of event in a story or drama.
ROUND CHARACTERS	A well developed character. usually a protagonist is a round character, in most short stories no more than one or two characters are round, Not to be confused with a dynamic character.
STATIC CHARACTERS	A character who undergoes no such change.
DYNAMIC CHARACTER	A character who changes, especially one who comes to major realization. The realization may or may not change the character's actions, but the character will never be able to see the world quite the same way. Not all protagonists are dynamic.

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