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Character

• A person, or sometimes an animal, who takes part in the action of a story
• Authors can describe characters' physical appearance, actions, words, inner thoughts, and how other characters perceive them

Setting

• The time and place where a story occurs
• Authors typically use descriptions of landscape, scenery, buildings, seasons, or weather to create a strong sense of setting

Conflict

• Any problem a character encounters in a story
• A struggle between two people or things
• Can be:
  • External: Conflict with others or nature
  • Internal: Conflict within oneself
• The main character may struggle:
  • Against another important character
  • Against the forces of nature
  • Against society
  • Against something within themselves (feelings, emotions, illness)

Theme

• A universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature
• Can be expressed as a general statement about people or life
• The meaning behind events and characters' actions in a story
• Not the central idea or a plot summary
• Can be stated directly (explicit) or indirectly (implicit) by the author, usually indirectly

Plot

• A pattern (series) of events that develop from the interactions between characters
• A series of events and character actions that relate to the central conflict
• Has 5 elements:
  • Exposition
  • Rising Action
  • Climax
  • Falling Action
  • Resolution