The high point in the action of a literary work

The person or force that works against the hero or main character of the literary work

One of the people or animals in a literary work

A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a literary work

A problem between characters

The only internal conflict

The part of the story, usually near the beginning, in which the characters are introduced, the background is explained, and the setting is described

The action and dialogue following the climax that lead the reader into the story's end

The action that makes up the story

The planned action or series of events in a story. There are five parts; exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

The main character in a story, often a good or heroic type

The part of the story in which the problems are solved and the action comes to a satisfying end

The part of the story during which various problems arise after a conflict is introduced

The place and the time frame in which a story takes place

A device used to highlight, explain, or analyze characters in literature

5 ways to develop and analyze characters in literature

5 methods of characterization-actions, speech, thoughts and feelings, appearance, reactions of others

the event that hooks the reader by igniting the protagonist's connection with the antagonist, thus starting the conflict

A struggle between a character and an outside force

central idea in a piece of writing or other literary work

a complete sentence that express the theme, topic + insight

Good will overcome evil every time. People must believe in themselves to achieve their goals.

the narrator is a character in the story; uses the pronoun "I", the narrator tells us his/her own experiences but cannot reveal other characters' private thoughts.

told from the reader's point of view, using "you." Used in instruction manuals and recipes. Used rarely in literature.

the narrator is not a character in the story and reports not only what can be seen and heard, but also the thoughts and feelings of all of the important characters

The narrator speaks in the third person and can know and explain anything that happens in the story externally but does not or cannot comment on what a character is thinking or feeling; no internal information about characters is available.

A person, place, thing or idea that stands for something else. Used to reinforce meaning in literature.