| Term | Definition |
|---|
| exposition | An introduction which tells us who the characters are, when and where the story takes place, and what their conflict is. |
| conflict | A struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces. |
| internal conflict | A struggle which takes place in the character's mind. |
| person vs. self | Type of Internal Conflict |
| external conflict | A character struggles with another person, with a group of people, or with a force of nature |
| person vs. person | Types of External Conflict (1) |
| person vs. group/society | Types of External Conflict (2) |
| person vs. nature | Types of External Conflict (3) |
| Complications | Important events which occur as the characters take steps |
| Climax | When the outcome of the conflict (problem) is decided one way or another |
| Resolution | Where the loose ends of the story are tied up and the story is closed, the conclusion of the story |
| Main Character | A person or animal who takes part in the action of a story. |
| Setting | The primary time and place in which the events of a story take place. |
| Theme | a general and universal point about human nature or life expressed in the narrative. |
| Point of View | The vantage point from which the story is told |
| 1st person | one of the characters, using the personal pronoun 'I', is telling the story |
| 3rd person | a narrator is telling the story either from an all-knowing or limited view |
| Protagonist | The main character, often a good or heroic type. |
| Antagonist | The person or force that works against the hero of the story. |
Combine with other sets
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