Definition 1
Time and Place
Setting
Exposition
Setting and characters are presented.
Main message or idea
Theme
Static Character
Does not change through the story
The principal character tells the story
First Person Point of View
Sequence of events in a story
Plot
Rising Action
Elements leading to problem appear
Person who writes the story
Author
Dynamic Character
Changes through the story
Struggle between the character and his/her conscience
Person vs. Self
People and Animals inside a story
Character
Climax
Turning point of the story
Principal character
Protagonist
hints about what will happen in the future
Struggle between two characters
Person vs. Person
Problem inside the story
Conflict
Falling Action
Possible solutions to the problem appear
Force that opposes to the main character
Antagonist
Inference
a logical guess about the story based on evidence
Struggle between the character and the forces of nature.
Person vs. Nature
How the story is told to the reader
Point of View
Resolution
Problem solved
A narrator tells the story
3rd person point of view
Flashback
an interruption of the action to present events that took place at an earlier time
Struggle between the character and the rules or laws that were previously stipulated.
Person vs. Society