Literary Terms

A struggle or problem in a story

When an author shows what a character is like byportraying his/her actions, speech, thoughts

The message or moral of the story

Uses he, she we and is an all knowing narrator

An advance sign orwarning of what is to come in the future

The time, place, physical details, and circumstances in which a situation occurs

Specific language thathelps a reader imagine a scene

The events that make upthe story (exposition, rising action, climax, fallingaction, resolution)

Narrator uses I and Me

The way in which authors convey information about their characters. 

The conversation between characters in a drama narrative

The part of the story's plot line where <span>the problem of the story is resolved

Narrator uses he, she, we and is from one character 

Characterization when an author tells readers what a character is like

A type of conflict that happens outwardly

Language that appeals to senses(sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste).

A type of conflict that happens inwardly and cannot be seen

Writer presents past events during current events, providing background for current narration.