| arrow_right_alt | The description or explanation of background information within a work of literature. This can cover characters and their relationship to one another, the setting or time and place of events, as well as any relevant ideas, details, or historical context. |
| arrow_right_alt | The section of the plot leading up to the climax, in which the tension stemming from the story's central conflict grows through successive plot developments. |
| arrow_right_alt | The event that launches the main action and/or conflict. |
| arrow_right_alt | The story's central turning point—the moment of peak tension or conflict—which all the preceding plot developments have been leading up to. |
| arrow_right_alt | The section of the plot following the climax, in which the tension stemming from the story's central conflict decreases and the story moves toward its conclusion. |
| arrow_right_alt | The part of the plot which ties up loose ends and reveals the final consequences of the events of the story. |
| arrow_right_alt | A problem, antagonism, or struggle that takes place between a character and an outside force. |
| arrow_right_alt | The psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character |