| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Direct Characterization | When the author tells the reader what the character is like, such as cruel, kind, sneaky, or brave |
| Indirect Characterization | Used by the author to reveal the personality of the character by presenting the character's words and actions, thoughts, appearance, showing what other characters this about the characters |
| Dynamic Characters | Change significantly over the entire plot |
| Static Character | Does not change on the inside |
| External Conflict | A character struggles against another character or an outside force |
| Internal Conflict | A struggle with a character |
| Plot | sequence of related events that make up a story |
| Climax | the point of greatest interest or suspense |
| Resolution | all the loose ends are tied up and the story comes to a close |
| Rising Action | All of the action up to the climax |
| Falling Action | all of the action after the conflict |
| Plot Complications | additional problems that arise the character tries to resolve the conflict |
| Setting | When and where the story takes place |
| Sequence | Order of events |
| Point of view | ♥First Person: Main character tells his/her own story(I, we, me) ♥Third person: thoughts and feelings of one character revealed(he, she, it, they) ♥Omniscient: all knowing~~the narrator knows everything about the character and their proplems |
Combine with other sets
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