element of fiction

plot

Sequence of events in a story

conflict

A struggle between opposing forces

person vs person

external struggle between two or more individuals

person vs themslevs

internal struggles concerning emotion descion

perons vs nature

external stuggles bewteen perosn and an element of nature

rising action

complication of the development of the conflict

climax

turning point of the story, point of most intense interest

falling action

events that lead to the resolution

Resolution

outcome of the conflict

character

genraally the central or focal elemet in a story

Four types of charetierization

techniques the writer uses to develop a character

round character

complex or presented in detail

dynamic

devloping and learning in the course

flat

characterized by one or two traits

static chracter

one who does not change much in the course of a story

Protagonist

Main character in a story

Antagonist

A character or force in conflict with the main character

Theme

Central idea of a work of literature

Atomosphere / tone

The mood that prevades the strory

first person point of view

a character in the story is actually I me my

second person point of view

The narrator tells the story using the pronouns "You", "Your," and "Yours" to address a reader or listener directly

third person limited

Narrator sees the world through only one characters eyes and thoughts.

third person omniscient

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

third person objective

The narrator is an outsider who can report only what he or she sees and hears. This narrator can tell us what is happening, but he can't tell us the thoughts of the characters.

Simile

A comparison using "like" or "as"

Metaphor

Comparison using is or a form if is

implied metaphor

Implies or suggests the comparison between the two thing without stating it directly

extended metaphor

A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.

sentimentality

False or over exaggerated emotion

Style

A way of expressing something that is often author soecific

dramatic irony

when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't

situational irony

An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected

verbal irony

A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant