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ConflictConflict

A conflict is the struggle of the protagonist against himself or herself, another person, or nature

Short StoryStory

A brief work of prose fiction that includes plot, setting, characters, point of view, and theme

SettingSetting

A story’s time and place

CharacterCharacter

A person or animal in the story, poem, or play

Point of ViewPoint of View

The relationship of the narrator to the story

FIRST PERSON Point of view where

the narrator is also a character, using the pronouns we and I

ThemeTheme

The main idea of a story or play

DialogueDialogue

The conversation between characters in a story or play

ProseProse

All writing that is not poetry

Story-Within-A-StoryStory-Within-A-Story

A second story told within another story

SymbolSymbol

A person, place, or object that stands for something beyond itself

FictionFiction

Literature in which the author creates the events and characters

FlashbackFlashback

A look into the past at some point in the story

ImageryImagery

A picture in the reader’s mind created by words

AntagonistAntagonist

The person or force opposing the protagonist

ProtagonistProtagonist

The main character; also called the hero

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Rising ActionAction

The events of the plot that add to the conflict

Mood/ToneMood/Tone

Mood– The feeling created by a

piece of writing

Tone– The attitude an author

takes toward a subject