protagonist: the main character

antagonist: a character/force against the protagonist

plot: what happens in a story

setting: the time and place of a story

point of view: 1^st person = the author uses “I”; 3rd person = the author uses “he” “she” “it”

tone: the attitude of an author towards a subject

theme: an overall message/lesson from the author (a moral)

conflict: the problem in a story

imagery: words/description that the author provides to help readers visualize the plot

Characterization (n.): The way an author describes a character in literature.

Direct characterization (n.): When an author tells us what a character is like.

Indirect characterization (n.): When an author shows us what a character is like, rather than tell us directly.

Static character (n.): does not change in literature.

Dynamic character (n.): changes throughout a piece of literature.