Plot, a series of interlinked events in which the characters of the story participate, Exposition, the writer introduces the theme, the characters and establishes the setting; may be compressed into one sentence or extended into several paragraphs, Climax, a decisive turning point of greatest intensity, Suspense, tense curiosity about what happens next, Denouement, events after climax bringing action to end, Linear plot structure, events arranged in chronological order, Non-linear plot structure, events not presented chronologically, Retardation, withholding information until the right moment, Foreshadowing, a hint preparing a reader for future events, Flashback, a scene from the past inserted into the narrative, Conflict, a struggle between forces or characters, External conflict, a character struggles against outside force, Internal conflict, a struggle within a character's mind, Man against man, a character opposed by another character, Man against nature, a character struggles with natural forces, Man against society, a character opposes social rules or norms, Man against machine, a character struggles with technology, Setting, time and place of the action, Point of view, an angle from which narrative is told, First-person point of view, a narrator uses I or we, Second-person point of view, a narrator addresses reader as you, Third-person point of view, a narrator uses he, she or they

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