Anne Frank Literary Terms and Vocabulary

The story line of a play.

• Plot

• Conflict

• Complication

• Sets

The physical location and description of the play.

• Plot

• Conflict

• Complications

• Sets

The effects of light on a stage or set of a play.

• Plot

• Sets

• Lighting

• Complications

The leading character of a drama or play whose rival is the antagonist.

• Conflict

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Plot

The character in conflict with another main character in a drama or play.

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Conflict

• Complication

A struggle between opposing forces: usually internal or external.

• Complications

• Conflict

• Plot

• Characters

A struggle within the character.

• Internal conflict

• External conflict

• Complication

• Plot

A struggle against another character, idea, organization, etc.

• Internal conflict

• External conflict

• Complication

• Plot

Things that the character must consider before solving or dealing with a conflict

• internal conflict

• external conflict

• complications

• plot

A high point of the story, such as where a character must make a big decision.

• Conflict

• Climax

• Complication

• Plot