Plot Diagram
This is setting of the story: Time, place, characters
What is exposition?
This is the problem that arises in a story
Inciting incident
A narrative perspective that uses the pronoun “you” to address the reader or another character directly.
What is 2nd person POV?
A narrative perspective where the story is told by a character from within the events.
What is 1st person POV?
The woman's name in Button, Button
What is Norma?
The author's message to the reader
What is theme?
The main character of a story
What is a protagonist
The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning.
What is irony?
The narrator knows every character's thoughts, feelings, secrets, and backstories.
What is omniscient point of view?
What is Rainsford leaps off a cliff into the sea to escape General Zaroff and his pack of hounds?
The series of events in a story that builds tension, deepens conflict, and raises the stakes.
What is rising action?
This is the most intense part of a story
What is climax?
When an event happens that is the exact opposite of what you would normally expect to occur.
It's where the intended meaning of a statement is the opposite of what is actually said
What is verbal irony?
The button in the short story is a symbol
What is moral greed, temptation, or deadly consequences of moral compromise?
The act of solving a problem, making a firm decision, or formally expressing an opinion.
What is resolution?
It serves as the "cooling off" period of a narrative, much like a rollercoaster slowly returning to the station after its steepest drop
What is falling action?
A narrative perspective where the narrator is an outside observer but is strictly confined to the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of a single character
What is limited POV?
This is when the audience knows more than the characters.
What is Dramatic Irony?
Mary convinces the hungry officers to eat the lamb, thereby destroying the primary piece of evidence against her.
What is situational irony?
These are the four types of conflict.
What is man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. nature, man vs. society
Conflict in literature is the driving force of a plot, representing any struggle between opposing forces. It is categorized into two main groups:
What is internal and external?
Buzz Lightyear firmly believes he is a real space ranger on a critical mission.
What is dramatic irony?
"I love being stuck in traffic for hours," said while tapping fingers impatiently.
What is verbal irony?
Title of the story where the brother killed the enemy, who turned out to be his brother.
What is The Sniper?