the most intense, exciting point in a story
climax
the person or force that opposes or competes against the protagonist
antagonist
a character who develops or changes through the course of the story
dynamic character
a character who does not change
static character
the main character in a literary work
protagonist
a distinctive type or category of literary composition
genre
nonfiction narrative writing based in the author's personal memories
memoir
the sequence of events in a literary work
plot
move to a scene in a movie, novel, etc. that is set in a time earlier than the main story
flashback
a warning or indication of (a future event)
foreshadowing