The time and place of a story

• antagonist

• setting

• protagonist

• plot

An event that keeps the main character from his/her goal

• plot

• antagonist

• protagonist

• complication

The series of events in a story (usually 5 main stages).

• antagonist

• protagonist

• complication

• plot

The main character in a story

• setting

• antagonist

• plot

• protagonist

The character who causes complications for the main character

• complication

• conflict

• protagonist

• antagonist

Conflict is solved, characters move on and the story ends.

• setting

• climax

• inciting incident

• resolution

The turning point in the story where the conflict is faced and causes the protagonist to change in someway.

• exposition

• climax

• resolution

• falling action

Occurs after the climax, that leads to the end of the story.

• inciting incident

• climax

• falling action

• conflict

The main difficulty or struggle the main character faces and wants to resolve.

• complication

• conflict

• inciting incident

• rising action

The incident that sets the story in motion and starts the conflict.

• inciting incident

• exposition

• climax

• resolution