Point of view
Relationship of the narrator to the story
Narrator
Person telling the story
Exposition
Introduces the characters, setting, and conflict
Rising action
Adds complications to the conflict
Internal Conflict
Struggle within the character (fears, emotions)
External conflict
Struggle with another person
Climax
Point of greatest interest or suspense
Falling action
All the events that happen after the climax
Resolution
Conclusion or ending of the story
Dynamic character
Changes or grows throughput the story
Static character
Doesn’t change throughout the story
Simile
Comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Metaphor
Comparison not using like or as
Hyperbole
Exaggeration, to make a point
Stanza
A section of poetry
Onomatopoeia
A word that sounds like what it is
Ex: buzz, ring, pow, boom