A series of events that builds from the conflict. It begins with the inciting force and ends with the climax.

Most exciting moment of the story; turning point

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

Main character in a story

A character or force in conflict with the main character

The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.

A struggle between opposing forces

to explain or make clear using examples, charts, or graphs

to make known

to provoke or begin

mental or emotional strain

to decide something after considering all the information you have (background knowledge + text evidence)

narrator is a character within the story and is describing the events as they happen to him/her

Narrator sees the world through only one characters eyes and thoughts

the narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a work