Literary Terms

Front

The struggle between opposing forces

Back

Conflict

Front

Story told from the perspective of someone outside the story

Back

Third person point of view

Front

The part of a story where the reader meets the characters and learns the setting

Back

Exposition

Front

The associated or secondary meaning of a word

Back

Connotation

Front

Story told from the perspective of the speaker

Back

First person point of view

Front

The main character in a story, often facing a conflict

Back

Protagonist

Front

The character or force that opposes the protagonist

Back

Antagonist

Front

The turning point in a story, often leading to the climax

Back

Crisis

Front

The highest point of tension in a story

Back

Climax

Front

The events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution

Back

Falling action