Literary Devices

An internal conflict is a struggle happening within the characters mind

The point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point.

The central message of a story, what the author is trying to teach you.

The climate of feeling the author delivers to the audience through setting, details, images, etc.

characters that do not change throughout the course of the narrative

A related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.

The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text