the sequence of events in a literary work

all-knowing third person narrator who can tell readers what any character thinks or feels

the author directly states the character's traits

when a character in the story tells the story

the ordinary form of written language that occurs in two forms: fiction and non-fiction

central message or insight of life revealed

it is up to the reader to draw conclusions about the character based on indirect information such as dialogue, action, thoughts or other characters

conflict where a character struggles against an outside force (nature, technology, person, etc.)

when a voice outside the story tells the story, but only through one character's eyes

all loose ends are tied up; conflict solved, etc...

a section of a literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time

the use of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur; hints about the future events

the main character in a literary work