Antagonist : the character who opposes the protagonist . Audience: the intended target group for a message. Author’s craft: intentional and deliberate use of organizational patterns, text and graphic features, syntax, devices, and diction to create an effective written work. Author’s purpose: the reason an author writes about a particular topic . Characterization : . Climax: . Conflict: in literature, the opposition of persons or forces that brings about dramatic action central to the plot of a story. . Context: the words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a specific word, sentence, or passage. Editing: a stage in the writing process when a written text is prepared for an audience by attending to and correcting mechanics, grammar, and spelling. Falling action: . Figurative language: language not intended to be taken literally . Flashback: a brief interruption in the plot that describes an earlier event or time