(with page number for reference) narrator the story teller point of view the perspective from which a story is narrated (first-person singular, first-person plural, third-person limited, third-person omniscient, alternating points of view) setting time and place of the story; involves historical, cultural, social factors that influence the plot atmosphere/mood the feeling, emotion, or mood that an author creates in a narrative through descriptive language protagonist the main character of a work of literature antagonist a character, group of characters, or other force that presents an obstacle or is in direct conflict with the protagonist characterization the act of creating and describing characters in literature direct characterization the author telling the audience what a character is like indirect characterization the author showing the audience what kind of person a character is through the character’s thoughts, words, deeds, and the responses of other characters conflict the result of competing desires or the presence of obstacles that need to be overcome plot the events that occur during the course of that story plot structure the way in which events are arranged and presented to the reader exposition a form of writing that explains what’s happening or has happened in the story; may provide
(with page number for reference) narrator the story teller point of view the perspective from which a story is narrated (first-person singular, first-person plural, third-person limited, third-person omniscient, alternating points of view) setting time and place of the story; involves historical, cultural, social factors that influence the plot atmosphere/mood the feeling, emotion, or mood that an author creates in a narrative through descriptive language protagonist the main character of a work of literature antagonist a character, group of characters, or other force that presents an obstacle or is in direct conflict with the protagonist characterization the act of creating and describing characters in literature direct characterization the author telling the audience what a character is like indirect characterization the author showing the audience what kind of person a character is through the character’s thoughts, words, deeds, and the responses of other characters conflict the result of competing desires or the presence of obstacles that need to be overcome plot the events that occur during the course of that story plot structure the way in which events are arranged and presented to the reader exposition a form of writing that explains what’s happening or has happened in the story; may provide