1. define these terms: characters: setting: point of view: conflict: rising action: climax: resolution: theme:

Characters are people, animals, or objects in a novel, play, or movie.
The setting is the place and time at which a play, novel, or film is represented as happening.
Point of view is the narrator's position in relation to the story being told.
Conflict is the challenge that the main characters need to solve to achieve their goals.
The rising action is the series of events that begin immediately after the exposition or introduction of the story and builds up to the climax.
The climax is the part of story or play where the action reaches it's highest part.
The resolution is the solution to the most complicated issue in a story.
The theme of a story is the underlying message it gives to the reader.