Minor Details
The protagonist of the story.
Rainsford
The order in which a story’s events take place
Sequence
Literary term for the main character in a story.
Protagonist
A struggle between two forces. There are two major types in literature.
Conflict
An action that interrupts the story to introduce an event that took place in the past.
Flashback
The antagonist of the story.
General Zaroff
The most exciting part of a story; the moment when the outcome of the conflict is determined.
Climax
Literary term for a character that the protagonist struggles against.
Antagonist
When writers tell us directly what a character is like. A type of characterization
Direct
An action that jumps ahead of the story to narrate an event that happens at a later time.
Flash-forward
This subordinate character is referred to as "deaf and dumb."
Ivan
A series of related events in a story, each connected to the next.
Plot
Term for a character who is not fully developed in the story (almost never the main character)
Flat Character
When writers give clues in the story for us to use to decide what kind of person a character is.
Indirect Characterization
Hints in the story that certain events are going to happen later.
Foreshadowing
A subordinate character in the exposition who helps foreshadow danger by discussing "Ship-Trap Island" with Rainsford.
Whitney
The very end of a story, when loose ends of the plot are tied up
Resolution
Term for minor characters in the story
Subordinate Characters
Can take place between two characters; between a character and a group; or between a character and an animal or a force of nature.
Hint -- Be specific
External Conflict
The time and place in which a story happens.
Setting
Rainsford faced this type of external conflict before even reaching the island.
Man v. Nature
The opening of a story, when the characters and their conflicts are introduced.
Exposition
Term for a character who is fully developed, just as a person in actual life is
Round Character
A struggle that takes place within a character’s mind or heart.
Internal Conflict
Mood or feelings brought on by a story’s setting.
Atmosphere