| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Primary Character | The central or main character of the story |
| Secondary Character | Not the main character of the story--the story may or may not exist without them |
| Setting | The time, place, physical details, and circumstances in which a situation occurs |
| Conflict | A struggle or problem within the story |
| Internal Conflict | The struggle against one's self |
| Exrternal Conflict | The struggle with the outside world or forces |
| Plot | The sequence of events that happen along the story line |
| Exposition | The introduction to the story, characters, setting, and conflict |
| Rising Action | The action that leads up to the climax |
| Climax | The most intense moment or turning point of the story |
| Falling Action | The action that happens after the climax |
| Resolution | How the conflict is resolved and the loose ends are tied together |
| Theme | The moral or lesson that the author wants you to take away from the story |
| 1st Person Narrator | A story told from the main character's perspective. "I" |
| 3rd Person Limited | The story told from an outside perspective. The story they tell is limited to what they see and hear. Does not use "I" . |
| 3rd Person Omniscient | All seeing all knowing perspective. Can hear private thoughts and events of characters within the story. |
| Mood | A feeling, emotional state, or disposition of mind--especially the predominating atmosphere or tone of a literary work. |
| Style/Tone | The author's words and the characteristic way that writer uses the language to achieve certain effects. |
| Simile | Comparing two objects to one another using the words like or as. |
| Metaphor | Comparing two objects to one another saying that one object is the other. |
| Personification | Giving human or life-like traits to an inanimate object. |
| Idiom | An exaggerated expression that is not easily translated--such as "Break a leg!!!" |
| Oxymoron | A contradiction of terms. Jumbo Shrimp! |
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