| Term | Definition |
| Romeo | kills tybalt |
| Turning Point | a point of great tension in a story that determines how the action will come out. |
| Rising Action | sequence of events that leads to the turning point |
| Falling Action | all of the action that fallows the turning point |
| Exposition | introduction or background, gives important facts |
| Climax | the point of greatest emotion intensity, interest, or suspense in a narrative |
| Resolution | the out come in a play or story |
| What is internal conflict | Man vs. Himself |
| What is external conflict | Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature... |
| Characterization | the personality a character displays, also the means by which an author reveals that personality |