• Protagonist - hero or main character of a story

• Antagonist - character or force that goes against the main character

• Audience - person reading the story

• Allusion - reference to well known characters, places or events

• Analogy - comparison that shows similarities between two things that are otherwise unalike

• Anecdote - a short story of an event from a person's life

Need to Know Lit Terms

Plot Structure

Plot: sequence of events that make up a story

• Exposition - background information on characters, setting, plot, etc.

• Rising Action - builds suspense, conflict increases

• Climax - most important turning point, conflict must be resolved

• Falling Action - tension lessens, leading to conclusion

• Resolution - (denouement) final conclusion of the plot

• Conflict - Struggle between opposing forces

  • Internal - Main Character's inner battle with self interests or morals

  • External - Main Character's battle with outside problems