The sequence of events that make up the action of the story.
What is Plot?
A struggle between opposing forces. It is also know as "the problem" in the story.
What is Conflict?
The people, animals, and imaginary things who take part in the action of a work of literature.
What is Character?
the time, place and conditions of a story
What is Setting?
The message or moral of the story/ the lesson
What is Theme?
The five stages that make up a plot diagram.
What is Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution?
A conflict that occurs within a person. "Inside"
What is Internal Conflict?
The leading character of a literary work, usually the "hero."
What is Protagonist?
The part of the plot where the characters and the setting are exposed.
What is Exposition?
What the story is mainly about.
What is Main Idea/Central Idea?
An interruption in the events of the story to show readers something that happened in the past.
Flashback
Conflict that happens with an opposing force outside of the character.
What is External Conflict?
The event that starts the rising action and tension of the story
What is the Initiating Action?
Events leading up to the climax
What is the Rising Action?
The perspective from which a story is told
What is Point of View?
The turning point of a conflict is also known as...
The Climax
A Character is telling the story.
What is First Person Point of View?
A character or force in conflict with the main character
What is Antagonist?
A narrator tells the story
What is Third Person Point of View?
Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
What is Falling Action?
The way an author or an actor describes or shows what a character is like.
What is Characterization?
The feeling created in the reader by the atmosphere of the story.
What is mood?
The qualities that make up a character's personality
What are Character Traits?
The conflict is usually resolved in which part of the plot (plot diagram)
Resolution
A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter
What is Tone?