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Setting
The place where an event takes place.
Character
Qualities of a person in a story.
Protagonist
The main character
Antagonist
A person who opposes the protagonist.
Point of view
The view the story is written in
First person
Tells the story from their point of view. Uses words like I, Me, We.
Third person limited
The person telling the story only the thoughts of one person.
Third person omniscient
The person telling the story knows the thoughts of all the characters
Theme
The big idea or lesson
Conflict
The problems the main character has.
Internal
inner parts or features
External
Problems that happen with another external force .
Plot
The order in which the events take place.
Exposition
The background information of the characters and setting.
Rising action
The part of the story leading up to the climax.
climax
The highest point of the story.
falling action
The part of the story that leads to the resolution.
Resolution/Conclusion/Denouement
Finding a solution and a conclusion.
Allusion
A reference to another person, event or text.
Autobiography
A nonfiction book about someone's life. Written by somebody in their own words.
Biography
A nonfiction book about someone’s life. Written by someone other than the person in the book.
Static
A character that stays the same throughout the entire book.
dynamic
Flat
A character that is not complex and doesn’t change throughout the book.
round
A character that is complex and changes throughout the book.
Subordinate
A character that is not the main character but has an important role in the story.
Irony
A literary device that is surprising or brings a sense of humor.
Situational
relating to the location and surroundings of a place.
Verbal
When the text is the opposite of the actual meaning.
Dramatic
When the audience knows more than the character.
Fiction
Something that is made up.
Nonfiction
Something that is not made up.
Satire
Humor or exaggeration used to mock someone or something.
Symbol
A thing that represents another thing.
Science fiction
Something that is made up and tends to be futuristic.
Flashback
A part of a story that tells about something that happened in the past.
Foil
The character that makes the protagonist/main character look better.
Foreshadowing
To give a hint to something that is going to happen.
Short story
A work of fiction that can be read quickly and easily.
Novel
A realistic book of long length.
Suspense
A state of uncertainty or mysteriousness.
Mood
The state of mind.
Tone
The manner in which the characters are speaking.
Ambiguity
Metaphor
something that compares two things that are in any way related.
Simile
comparison between two things using like or as.
Personification
A type of figurative language that gives human qualities to inanimate objects.
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