| Term | Definition |
|---|
| plot | the series of related events that make up a story |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces |
| complications | additional problems (besides conflict) that arise within a story |
| climax | the point in a story that creates the greatest suspense or interest |
| resolution | the end;conclusion;or final part |
| theme | a main idea in a work of literature |
| point of view | the vantage point from which a story is told |
| character | a person or animal in a story, a play or another literary work |
| suspense | the uncertainty or anxiety that a reader feels about what will happen next in a story |
| foreshadow | the use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot |
| mystery | a technique used by authors by withholding information |
| reversal | a sudden change in a character's situation from good to bad or vice-versa |
| personification | giving non-human things human characteristics |
| narrator | person or character in whose voice a story is told |
| satire | writing that ridicules something in order to bring about change |
| irony | a contrast between expectations and reality |
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