1. Where and when a story takes place

2. Helps to: Provide background where char. lives Reveal information about characters Establish mood or atmosphere

4. The main character in a story; the character you are rooting for

5. The character or force opposing the main character

6. A character who changes over the course of a story Before After

7. A character who remains the same over the course of a story

8. Has only one or two traits

9. Has many different character traits

10. How an author reveals the personality of a character in a story

11.  What a character himself says, thinks, does, feels  Physical description of a character  What other characters say, think, or feel  Narrator’s direct comments “Jim and Della were foolish.”

12. The events that happen in a story

13. At the beginning of the story; provides background information about characters and setting Who, what, where, and when

14. The event that gets the action of the story going; the event that gets the story moving

15. The series of conflicts (struggles) that build the story to its climax

16. The high point, or turning point, in a story

17. Occurs after the climax; minor conflicts are solved.

18. The final outcome in a story; the end result A Royal

19. Exciting Force Rising Action Climax Falling Action Resolution Exposition

20. A struggle (problem) between two forces

21. A character struggles with an outside force (nature, another character, society, etc.

22. A struggle with a character’s mind between needs, desires, or emotions

23.  Man vs. man  Man vs. society  Man vs. nonhuman (nature, supernatural, beast, fate, etc.)  Man vs. self

24. Perspective from which a writer tells the story

25. One of the characters is telling the story, using the pronoun “I” The “I” narrator

26. The person telling the story knows everything there is to know about the characters: their thoughts, actions, problems, etc. The “all-knowing” point of view

27. The narrator, who plays no part in the story, zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of one character

28. A story’s message about life; The moral of a story The grass isn’t always greener on the other side Never underestimate your opponent Be careful what you wish for You can overcome your past

29. The use of clues to hint at events that will happen later in a story

30. A scene that interrupts the present action to replay something that happened at an earlier time

31. A story’s atmosphere or feeling it evokes

32. A person, place, thing, or idea that stands for itself as well as something beyond itself

33. Anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen in a story

34. When the audience knows something important that a character does not know Don’t open the door!

35. When a writer or speaker says one thing but really means something completely different “Wow, that outfit looks great on you.”

36. When there is a contradiction between what we expect to happen and what really does take place

37. The attitude the writer takes toward a subject or character

38. Resolves a story’s conflicts in an unexpected way

39. An uncertain ending; an ending that can be interpreted in a number of different ways

40. May not always know the truth or may purposely choose to deceive us