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setting the place, time, and culture in which a story takes place protagonist the main character antagonist the character in conflict with the main character static character a character who stays the same throughout the whole story dynamic character a character who changes throughout the story (doesn't mean death) point of view the relationship between the narrator and the story 1st person the narrator is a character in the story (reconginzed by I) 3rd person limited the narrator tells the story through a character's perspective (recognized by he/she). We know the feelings and thoughts of ONE character 3rd person omniscent the narrator tells the story from a perspective of an outside character (recongnized by he/she). We know the feelings and thoughts of ALL characters theme the overall message of the story stated theme narrator tells you the overall message directly implied theme you have to piece together the overall message from the story external conflict a charater is in conflict with outside forces (man vs. man) (man vs. nature) (man vs. god/supernatural) internal conflict character is in conflict with him/herself (man vs. self) plot the sequence of events in a story exposition the part of the plot arc in which characters and setting are introduced rising action the part of the plot arc in which the conflict is introduced, twists and turns climax the part of the plot arc that is emotional high part of a story falling action the part of the plot arc in which the conflict begins to wrap up, the logical reason of the climax resolution the part of the plot arc in which all loose ends are tied up simile a comparison between two unlike things using like or as hyperbole overexaggeration personification giving human qualities to a non-living or non-human object irony a contrast between appearance and reality situational irony the outcome is the opposite of what you expect verbal irony word have double meanings (ex: sarcasm) dramatic irony when the audience knows something a character doesn't know mood the feeling or atmosphere of a story metaphor a comparison between two unlike things oxymoron the joining of two contradictory words to create one meaning foreshadowing using hints to give the reader clues as to what will happen in the story symbolism when a character, object, setting, or situation represents an abstract concept