1.

The person who tells the story

Narrator

2. The Narrators relationship to the story

Point of View

3. The narrator is a character in the story who tells the story and is referred
to as I

1st Person POV

4. The narrator refers to characters in the story as YOU and is involved in

the story

2nd Person POV

5. The narrator is not in the story but knows the thoughts and actions of ALL
the characters and uses HE, SHE, or THEY to tell the story

3rd Person Omniscient POV

6. The story is told from the viewpoint of ONE of the characters in the story!

3rd Person Limited POV

7. The central character of a story

Protagonist

8. The character or force that opposes the protagonist

Antagonist

9.The time and location of the story

Setting

10. The struggle between opposing forces

Conflict

11.Self vs Self is an example of this

Internal Conflict

12. Person vs Person, Person vs Nature, Person vs Society are all examples of
External Conflict
this
13. The action of the story; develops in 5 stages

Plot

14. Introduces the characters and the setting

Exposition

15. Complications, twists, conflicts that intensify in this part of the plot

Rising Action

16. A story`s most dramatic event

Climax

17. The logical result of the climax

Falling Action

18. The final outcome of a story

Resolution

19. The central message of a story; offers insight about life or human nature

Theme

20. The authors attitude towards the subject matter

Tone

21. The authors choice of words

Diction

22. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word

Denotation

23. The implied meaning of a word beyond the dictionary definition

Connotation

24. Words or phrases appealing to the senses

Imagery