The most important character in a story poem, or play the action of the story revolves around them.

The character or force that opposes the protagonist

Characters to take place in the action, but are not the focus of attention. They have a small role.

Characters who do not go through a change to the course of the story

Characters who go through a change during the course of the story due to events in the plot

Anything that stands for or represents something else. It may be a person, place thing or action. It may stand for an idea, belief feeling or attitude.

The feeling the author creates for the reader

Creates mood. The authors attitude towards setting characters for action/plot in a story.

A conversation between characters

A section of literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time. Must be relevant to the plot and triggered by something.

The use of clues early in a story to give hints about events that will happen in the future used to build suspense and prepare readers for what will happen bad or good

The central message or less and then an author conveys in a piece of literature. It develops through conflict in the stories plot, symbolism, and even characters actions. It is not the same as the main idea.

Time and place of the action

The overall idea about a passage or text. A.k.a. plot summary.

The way in which an author reveals the traits of characters to his audience.

The part of the story when the conflict is resolved.

A method of characterization that requires the reader to infer facts about a characters traits.

The author directly states the characters traits or characteristics

What does the character say? How does the character speak?

A type of indirect characterization. What is revealed through the characters private _______ and feelings?

A type of indirect characterization. _____ the character has on others. how do other characters feel or behave in reaction to the character?

A type of indirect characterization. What does the character _____ like? How does the character dress?

The single most important element of a short story. A struggle between conflicting forces.

The main conflict between the protagonist and antagonist

Struggles that occur within the mind of a character

Struggles that come from an outside source

A conflict in which the main character faces a problem with a part or the whole of _______ (government, tradition, law).

A conflict in which the main character struggles with a force that is not of the human world.

A conflict in which the main character has a problem with another character.

A conflict in which the main characters at odds with an internal problems, such as fear Shyness or guilt.

A conflict in which the main character in a struggle against a harsh, environmental or natural disaster.

A conflict in which the main character struggles with a force that seems beyond the characters control

The character or outsider telling the story

Viewpoint of characters in the story. How characters in the story view the occurrences in a story.

The viewpoint of the story’s narrator. Impacts what the reader knows.

The narrator is a character in the story who can reveal only personal thoughts and feelings, and what he or she sees and is told by other characters. She/he can’t tell us thoughts of other characters.

The narrator is an outsider who sees into the mind of one of the characters.

The narrator is an all knowing outsider who can enter the minds of more than one character.

Any action or events that take place after the central conflict has been resolved. Sometimes it is not present.

Employs a narrator who tells a story without describing any characters, thoughts, opinions, or feelings. Instead, it gives an objective, unbiased point of view.

The sequence of events a story follows.

The first part of the story. It introduces the setting, characters, and the basic situation.

The point in the story, when the central conflict of the story is revealed. This is where, and when the reader will discover the main struggle in the story

The part of the story where the conflict increases, or becomes more complicated to resolve.

The point of the story that is the most interesting or suspenseful. The conflict is being directly addressed.

The gradual subsiding of action after the climax. It may or may not be present.