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Is the time and place in which a story takes place.
Setting
Is the genre or the central idea of a story.
Theme
Are the people/animals in the story.
Characters
Is the perspective of who’s telling the story.
Point of View (POV)
The point at which the central conflict is ended, or resolved.
Resolution
Character who opposes a protagonist.
Antagonist
Words and phrases used to help the reader develop a mental image of the story.
Imagery
Describes specific sounds that are happening within a story.
Auditory
Highest point of interest and the turning point of the story.
Climax
Appeals to the sense of touch.
Tactile
The leading character struggles with himself with his own soul, ideas of right or wrong, physical limitations, choices, etc.
Man Vs. Himself
The leading character struggles with his physical strength against other men, forces of nature, or animals.
Man Vs. Man
Writers interrupt the forward flow of the story to introduce a scene or episode from the past that explains or comments on the present situation.
Flashback
This starts at the beginning and moves through time.
Pertains to the sense of taste.
Gustatory
Most difficult form of imagery to write, because it deals with creating a specific feeling or emotion within the reader.
Organic
Struggle with a force outside one’s self.
External Conflict
I am telling the story.
First Person POV
Writers provide hints or clues in the story of events that will occur later.
Foreshadowing
It guides the readers right into the emotion you want them to feel in a particular scene.
Tone
A principle that states that a traditional plot structure must have a situation, conflict, and resolution.
BME Aristotelian Principle
Evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.
Mood
This starts in the present, flashes back to the past and returns to the present at the conclusion.
Circular or Anticipatory
Three Major Techniques in Characterization
Direct Description
Portrayal of Character’s Behavior
Representations of Character’s Internal States
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Freytag’s Pyramid