Time and place of the action setting Time and place of the action

The position from which the story is told Point of view The position from which the story is told

The story line; action and events in a story plot The story line; action and events in a story

Events that unwind the plot and lead to resolving the conflict Falling action Events that unwind the plot and lead to resolving the conflict

Nonfiction True; based on fact

A type or kind of literature genre A type or kind of literature

Events that build up the plot and lead to the climax Rising action Events that build up the plot and lead to the climax

A struggle of opposing forces conflict A struggle of opposing forces

A break in the continuity of a story to introduce an earlier event flashback A break in the continuity of a story to introduce an earlier event

Written from imagination; not true fiction Written from imagination; not true

The event in a story that resolves the conflict resolution The event in a story that resolves the conflict

climax The turning point

protagonist The main character

theme The message about life

The act of creating or developing a character characterization The act of creating or developing a character

The character that opposes the main character antagonist The character that opposes the main character

exposition The beginning of the plot where the setting and characters are introduced