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| The central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story and sometimes called a “hero” by the audience or readers |
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| A character or a group of characters which stand in opposition to the protagonist or the main character - this term comes from a Greek word that means "opponent, competitor or rival". |
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| Minor characters in a work of fiction who do not undergo substantial change or growth in the course of a story. Also referred to as "two-dimensional characters" or "flat characters," they play a supporting role to the main character. |
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| This is a round character and is a major character in a work of fiction who encounters conflict and is changed by it. If you think of the characters you most love in fiction, they probably seem as real to you as people you know in real life. |
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| These characters are complex and undergo development, sometimes sufficiently to surprise the reader. |
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| This is a minor character in a work of fiction who does not undergo substantial change or growth in the course of a story. Also referred to as "two-dimensional characters" or "static characters," these characters play a supporting role to the main character, who as a rule should be round. |
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| In literature, this term is used to identify and establish the time, place and mood of the events of the story. It basically helps in establishing where and when and under what circumstances the story is taking place. |
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| Usually refers to the sequence of events and happenings that make up a story. There is usually a pattern, unintended or intentional, that creates threads and basically refers to the main outcome and order of the story. |
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| This term refers to the conflict or clash occurring as a part of the story. The conflict usually follows 3 regular formats: a) characters in conflict with one another b) characters in conflict with their surroundings and c) characters in conflict with themselves. |
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| The turning point in a literary work. |
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| This is the part of the story's plot line in which the problem of the story is resolved or worked out and occurs after the falling action and is typically where the story ends. |
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| literally meaning the action of untying and is the final outcome of the main complication in a play or story. Usually the climax (the turning point or "crisis") of the work has already occurred by the time this occurs. It is sometimes referred to as the explanation or outcome of a drama that reveals all the secrets and misunderstandings connected to the plot. |
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| In written composition, this is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience and is generally conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject. |
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| A common thread or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work. This is a thought or idea that the author presents to the reader that may be deep, difficult to understand, or even moralistic. |
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| This is the way that the events of a story are conveyed to the reader and is the “vantage point” from which the narrative is passed from author to the reader and can vary from work to work. |
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| This is the point of view that is “all knowing” in which the narrator “moves from one character to another as necessary” to provide those character’s respective motivations and emotions. |
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| This point of view is exhibited when the main character conveys the incidents he encounters, as well as giving the reader insight into himself as he reveals his thoughts, feelings, and intentions. |
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| This point of view is presented, where a “nonparticipant” serves as the narrator and has no insight into the characters' minds. The narrator presents the events using the pronouns he, it, they, and reveals no inner thoughts of the characters. |
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| This term is defined by a characteristic involvement of an action wherein a character finds himself in struggle with those outside forces that hamper his progress. The most common type is where a protagonist fights back against the antagonist’s tactics that impede his or her advancement. |
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| External Conflict (man vs. man, man vs. society, man vs. nature |
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| This conflict arises as soon as a character experiences two opposite emotions or desires; usually virtue or vice, or good and evil inside him. This disagreement causes a character to suffer mental agony and develops a unique tension in a storyline marked by a lack of action. |
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| Internal Conflict (man vs. self) |
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