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Literary Terms

Plot The series of events that make up a story

Conflict The struggle between opposing forces: man vs. man man vs. nature man vs. himself

Setting when and where the story takes place sometimes referred to as “time and place”

Protagonist the main character that is central to the plot often, but not always, “the good guy”

ANTAGONIST the character who opposes the protagonist an adversary

Plot Line A diagram that outlines the events of a story

Plot Line

Exposition introduces the characters introduces the setting introduces the conflict

Plot Line Exposition

Rising Action The part of the story where the conflict builds

Plot Line Rising Action Exposition

Climax the point of highest tension in a story the point from which nothing can ever be the same again the turning point

Plot Line Climax Rising Action Exposition

Falling Action the pieces begin to come together all the action that follows the climax

Plot Line Climax Rising Action Falling Action Exposition

Resolution the conclusion the tying together of all the pieces

Plot Line Climax Rising Action Falling Action Resolution Exposition

Point of View The perspective from which the story is told:

Point of View 1st person – “I” am telling the story; the narrator is a part of the story. 3rd person – The narrator is not in the story, but we learn about it through this outside voice.

Theme the message or idea the author wants to leave with the reader sometimes the moral of the story

Mood the feeling the author wants to convey to the reader

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