Literary Terms

5. a struggle between opposing characters or forces, usually between the protagonist and someone or something else
7. conflict is between two or more people
8. the time and place of a story
12. conflict is between a person and a weakness in his/her own character
15. we learn about the characters through what they do, what they say and what others say about them
17. a point-of-view where we know everything, including what various characters are thinking
18. language which describes something in detail, appealing to one of our five senses
19. the character who opposes the protagonist; the rival or opponent

1. a character who undergoes change
2. a character who does not change
3. the main character
4. a hint of future action
6. the central and main idea of a story
9. conflict is between a person and a force of nature
10. conflict is between a person and the society in which they live
11. the personalities created by the author
13. the author directly describes the characters to us
14. when an unexpected event occurs that is in direct opposition to what is expected
16. allows the writer to present events that happened before the time of the events in the story