Narrative Structure

Told by the character. The character is the narrator. Uses the pronoun, "I."

The author's use of clues to hint what might happen later in the story. 

Relates the thoughts and feelings of only one character (narrator is not the character)

When the reader of a story knows something that the characters in the story do not.

A generalization about human beings or about life.

A feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events in a story.

A struggle with an outside force such as another person or the forces of nature.

Saying the opposite of what you mean (sarcasm)

A character who changes or grows throughout the course of a story.

The pattern the story's plot follows and any devices used to move the plot forward

A character that does not change throughout the course of the story.

What is the turning point in a story called?

One-sided and often stereotypical characters

The events that happen after the climax.

When the author states the character's traits or characteristics.

The writer depends on the reader to draw conclusions about the character's traits.

The outcome of the conflict in the plot.

Introduction in a story or drama that includes the characters, setting, and basic situation.

The time and place of a literary work. It also includes the weather. 

The part of a story where the conflict is developed and increased.

The perspective or vantage point of the story.

A scene within a story that interrupts and relates events that occurred in the past.

A story within a story that usually meets up with the main plot of the story. 

Anything that stands for or represents something else. 

Tells a story.

A struggle within the mind of a character. 

The author's style of writing.

What word describes qualities, attitudes, or values that a character has or displays. 

The writer's attitude toward his or her audience or subject. 

The sequence of events in a story. It includes five major parts.

A struggle between opposing forces is called

A fully developed character that exhibits many traits.

The narrator knows and tells about what each character thinks and feels.

The feeling created in the reader by a literary work (atmosphere).

When something unexpected happens.