1.

The person who tells the story

Narrator

2. The Narrators relationship to the story

Point of View

3. The narrator is a character in the story who tells 1st Person

the story and is referred to as I
POV
4. The narrator refers to characters in the story as 2nd Person
YOU and is involved in the story
POV
5. The narrator is not in the story but knows the
thoughts and actions of ALL the characters and
uses HE, SHE, or THEY to tell the story

3rd Person
Omniscient
POV

6. The story is told from the viewpoint of ONE of

the characters in the story!

3rd Person
Limited P

7. The central character of a story

Protagonist

8. The character or force that opposes the

protagonist

Antagonist

9.The time and location of the story

Setting

10. The struggle between opposing forces

Conflict

11.Self vs Self is an example of this

Internal
Conflict

12. Person vs Person, Person vs Nature, Person vs

Society are all examples of this

External
Conflict

13. The action of the story; develops in 5 stages

Plot

14. Introduces the characters and the setting

Exposition

15. Complications, twists, conflicts that intensify in

Rising Action
this part of the plot
16. A story`s most dramatic event

Climax

17. The logical result of the climax

Falling Action

18. The final outcome of a story

Resolution

19. The central message of a story; offers insight

about life or human nature

Theme

20. The authors attitude towards the subject

matter

Tone

21. The authors choice of words

Diction

22. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word

Denotation

23. The implied meaning of a word beyond the

dictionary definition

Connotation

24. Words or phrases appealing to the senses

Imagery