Indigo
Climax
Where the story's action reaches its peak
Conflict
Struggle between two opposing forces that drives the story
Theme
Why the author is writing their story; the lesson they want you to learn
Point of View
The perspective from which a story is told
Setting
Where and when a story takes place
Protaganist
The main character
Antagonist
Character or force that opposes the protagonist
Character vs Self
Where the protagonist is struggling internally
Internal conflict
External conflict
When the protagonist is struggling against an outside force (another character, society, nature, etc.)
Character vs. Character
When the protagonist's main conflict is with another character(s).
Character vs. Society
When the protagonist's main conflict is with the government or what is considered to be "acceptable behavior"
Tone
The narrator's attitude towards a subject
1st Person POV
When the story is told from the perspective of the character--uses words like "I" and "We"
3rd Person POV
When the narrator exists outside the events of the story--uses words like "she" and "they"
Mood
The atmosphere or feeling of a piece of writing
Flashback
When the story pauses to provide background information
Foreshadow
When the author hints at something that will happen in the future.
Irony
When the outcome is different from what you expected, often funny.
Characterization
How an author reveals a character's personality
Allusion
A brief, indirect reference to another piece of media
Verbal Irony
When the literal meaning of what someone says is the opposite of what they actually mean
Dramatic Irony
When the audience knows something the characters don't
Rhetoric
Using language efficiently
5 Parts of a Plot
1. Exposition
2. Rising action
3. Climax
4. Falling action
5. Resolution