Conflict
Plot
Literary Terms
100

The protagonist finds himself or herself pitted against a vengeful god or powerful supernatural force.

Man vs fate/supernatural 

100

The most intense point in a story.

Climax

100

Person, place, thing, or event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself.

Symbolism 

200

Any struggle or problem that is going on within the character.

Man vs self

200

The background or situation surrounding the story.

Exposition 

200

The emotions that you feel while you are reading

Mood

300

A protagonist has a strong belief against the majority of the community or surroundings and decides to act on it.

Man vs society

300

The part of the story in which the problem is solved.

Resolution 

300

When and where the story happens 

setting

400

The protagonist is pitted against a force of nature.

Man vs nature

400

Part of the story that works out decisions reached during the climax.

Falling action
400

The hero of the story 

protagonist 

500

Two characters struggling against each other

Man vs Man

500

The series of struggles that builds a story toward a climax.



Rising Action

500

The main opposition to the hero 

antagonist