Literary Terms

a struggle between opposing forces, one of the most important elements of a story

A character that has a conflict or problem with SOCIETY - the school, the law, tradition.

A generalization about a person or group based on apperance,ethnicity, age, gender, profession etc.

This is the final tying together of the story (the happily ever after part).

One character in the story has a problem with one or more of the other characters.

The authors attitude toward the subject matter.

The main part of any story, which includes the problem, major events and solution.

A person struggles with something within himself. (fears, emotions, inabilities, etc.)

The point when the conflict will be resolved, the reader finds out if the main character will be successful or not.

Usually minor characters they serve a single purpose in the work. A character who does not change during the story.

A simplified character who DOES NOT CHANGE or alter his or her personality over the course of the story.

The arrangement of a story consisting of; exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.

The message about life that is "hidden" in the story.

The main character, usually the good guy, in a work of literature.

Character that develops and grows during the course of the story.

A character that has a problem with some element of nature: weather, animals , earthquakes.

The feeling that the author creates for the reader.

Where and when the story takes place.

Character that shows Many different traits, faults as well as virtues.

Introduces setting, characters and sometimes the conflict of a story. The situation is set up and background provided.

This is the build up of events and conflicts faced by characters which leads up to the climax.

A character, force or idea in conflict with the main character (protagonist).

The events after tha climax of the story, set of actions bringing the story to an end.