Story Parts
The introduction of background information such as setting, characters, and conflict.
Exposition
A character who opposes the main character.
Antagonist
The author’s reason for writing a piece.
Author's purpose
Words that imitate natural sounds.
Onomatopoeia
An indirect reference to a famous person, place, or event.
Allusion
The turning point of the story where tension reaches its highest.
Climax
A character who changes significantly throughout the story.
Dynamic character
A word’s literal dictionary meaning.
Denotation
A figure of speech that combines two opposite or contradictory terms.
Oxymoron
A hint or clue about what will happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing
The events that happen after the climax, leading to the resolution.
Falling action
A struggle between a character and outside forces.
External conflict
The feelings or associations a word carries beyond its literal meaning.
Connotation
A conversation between two or more characters.
Dialogue
An interruption in the narrative to show something that happened earlier.
Flashback
The final section that explains what happens after the main story ends.
Epilogue
A struggle within a character’s mind.
Internal conflict
A specialized set of words used by a particular group or profession.
Jargon
The way a story is narrated or told by someone.
Narrator
A figure of speech that exaggerates for effect.
Hyperbole
The sequence of events that make up a story.
Plot
A character who is complex and fully developed, or one who is simple and one-dimensional.
Round/Flat character
The everyday language or speech pattern used by people in a certain region.
Dialect
A narrator’s position and knowledge—either knowing everything or only one character’s perspective.
Point of view (limited/omniscient)
Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses.
Imagery