Plot
The part of the story do we see the main events take place
Rising Action
The problem in the story
Conflict
"Well, that's easy!" I said.
First Person
Sarcasm is an example
Little Timmy stands up to his bully
Character vs Character
The part of the story where background information is given
Introduction
The people, animals, or things that are involved in the story
Characters
Last night, you were doing the dishes when you heard a creak behind the door...
Second person
Romeo dies, believing Juliet to be dead herself, only for the audience to know she was sleeping all along
Dramatic irony
Joan survives a plane crash into the side of the mountain and now must figure out a way to return to civilization
Character vs environment
The part of the story where the conflict is resolved
Climax
When the opposite of what's expected occurs
Irony
The narrator knows all and sees all
Omniscient
The coyote paints a tunnel for the roadrunner, but the roadrunner runs right through like it's a real tunnel
Situational irony
Bob tries to survive the night in a haunted house
Character vs supernatural
The part of the story where there is a break in normalcy
Initiating Event (or Inciting Incident)
When a hint is given for something to happen in the future
Foreshadowing
The narrator is a "fly on the wall"
Objective
"Simba, it is to die for!"
Verbal irony
Mac resists a brutal and tyrannical government
Character vs society
The term for background information given in the beginning of the story
Exposition
Social or environmental backdrop for a story
Context
The narrator knows all and sees all -- but for one character only!
Limited omniscient
The effect made when the audience knows something, suspects something bad may happen to the protagonist, and are waiting to see what will happen next
Tension / Suspense
Millie deals with the trauma of a deadly car crash in her childhood as she learns to drive a race car
Character vs self