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| A character whose qualities or actions serve to emphasize those of the protagonist by providing a strong contrast with them. |
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| The name used for the event or force that sets in motion the rising action. |
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| Suggesting, hinting, indicating, or showing what will occur later in a narrative. |
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| The pattern of events and situations in a narrative or dramatic work. The sequence of chief events. |
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| The position or vantage point from which the events of a story seem to be observed and presented to us. |
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| The clearing up of "untying" of the complications of the plot in a play or story. |
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| A Salient abstract idea that emerges from a literary work's treatment of its subject matter or a topic recurring in a number of literary works. |
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| The semblance of truth or reality in literary works. |
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| The general locale, historical time, and social circumstances in which the action of a fictional or dramatic work occurs. |
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| The action in a play or story before the climax. |
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A form of anahrony by which some of the events of a story are related at a point in the narrative after later story events have been recounted. Retrospection.
Enables a storyteller to fill in background information about characters and events. |
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| The second half of a dramatic plot, following the climax. |
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| The opening part of a play or story, in which we are introduced to the characters and their situations. |
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| A word or phrases' straightforward dictionary meaning. |
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| A decisive point in the plot of a play or story, upon which the outcome of the remaining action depends, and which ultimately precipitates the catastrophe or denouement. |
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The range of further associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its straightforward dictionary meaning.
Home vs. House |
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The opposition between two characters, two large groups of people, or between the protagonist and a larger problem such as forces of nature, ideas, public moves, and so on. It may be completely internal.
It is the "engine that drives the plot." |
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| Any moment of great intensity in a literary work, especially in drama and short stories. |
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The representation of persons. What forms a character.
Example: Flat Characters and 2-D characters.
Round characters
Direct methods- describe or commentary
Indirect methods- infer qualities from actions, speech, or appearance |
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