| Term | Definition |
|---|
| exposition | background information that is important to understanding the characters, making the connections between characters, the setting/s, the motives, etc |
| rising action | complications occur in this part of the story |
| literary climax | the single event that decides how the story will end |
| falling action | events that occur as a direct result of the literary climax |
| resolution | the finale, the end to which all the action—beginning to end—comes to be |
| character | a person, an animal, or thing that takes part in the action of a literary work |
| point of view | the perspective from which a story is told |
| setting | the time and place of the action |
| symbol | anything/anyone that stands for, or represents, something/someone else |
| theme | a central message or insight revealed through a literary work; it is a generalization about people or about life that is communicated through the literary work |
| protagonist | the main character, usually the most important character in the story; the character that the reader would like to see succeed |
| antagonist | opposes the main character, protagonist |
| round character | posesses many traits, including faults as well as virtues; often a dynamic character |
| flat character | demonstrates a single trait; often a static character |
| dynamic character | grows as the story develops |
| static character | does not change throughout the course of the story; |
Combine with other sets
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