The sequence of related events that make up a story or a drama. Plot The sequence of related events that make up a story or a drama.

A struggle between two opposing forces. Conflict A struggle between two opposing forces.

A struggle within the mind of a character. Internal Conflict A struggle within the mind of a character.

Internal Conflict Man Vs Himself

A struggle between two opposing outside forces. External Conflict A struggle between two opposing outside forces.

Man Vs Himself Man Vs Man Man Vs Society Man Vs Nature Internal Conflict Man Vs Himself External Conflict Man Vs Man Man Vs Society Man Vs Nature

Exposition Introduces the setting (time and place), characters and main conflict in the story.

Rising Action A series of conflicts that build in intensity and lead to the turning point in the story.

Climax The moment of highest emotional intensity or turning point in a story when the fate of the hero is usually sealed.

All the action in the story that follows the turning point. Falling Action All the action in the story that follows the turning point.

Denouement A final unraveling of all the complications in the plot. Also known as the resolution.

What makes the reader want to keep reading. Suspense What makes the reader want to keep reading.

Building rising action through conflicts Cliffhanger Suspicion Setting Flashbacks Foreshadowing Using Time To Create Tension Point of View Suspense Unsolved Mystery Obstacles in the path of the hero Twists & Turns in the Plot Leaving Out Information Switching Point of View Dramatic Irony Moving Danger Closer and Closer To The Hero Characterization

The use of clues that hint at what will happen later in a story. Foreshadowing The use of clues that hint at what will happen later in a story.

The methods used to present the personality of a character. Characterization The methods used to present the personality of a character.

Direct Characterization The writer tells the reader explicitly (directly) what kind of person the character is.

Indirect Characterization The writer gives hints or clues about the character’s personality, and the reader must guess what kind of person the character is.

Other Characters' Speech or Thoughts About That Character Indirect Characterization Character's Speech Character's Actions Character's Thoughts Physical Description Other Characters' Speech or Thoughts About That Character

A character who remains the same in attitude or personality. Static Character A character who remains the same in attitude or personality.

A character who undergoes a change in attitude or personality. Dynamic Character A character who undergoes a change in attitude or personality.

Flat Character One dimensional characters that are not fully developed and have only 1 dimension or “side.”

Round Character Fully developed, complex characters. We see many sides of their personality.

Stock Character A type of character that recurs throughout literature with little or no variation. Often a stereotype.

The time and place in which the events of a literary work take place. Setting The time and place in which the events of a literary work take place.

The vantage point from which a story is told. Point Of View The vantage point from which a story is told.

First Person Point of View The vantage point of character inside the story using “I” (known as the “I” Point of View).

Third Person Omniscient P.O.V. The vantage point of an outsider looking into the story who can see into the minds of all the characters. (often called the “all-knowing” P.O.V.).

Third Person Limited P. O. V. The vantage point of an outside observer looking into the story through the eyes of one character.

Irony Three types…

A speaker says one thing and means something entirely different. Verbal Irony A speaker says one thing and means something entirely different.

Irony Of Situation The reader expects something to happen, yet something entirely different occurs.

Dramatic Irony A reader or an audience knows something that a character in the story does not know.

Symbol Something in a literary work which maintains its own meaning while at the same time standing for something broader than itself.

Theme The main idea expressed in a literary work; the central insight that the work gives us about human life.