Terms & Definitions
Conflict
Parts of a Narrative
Literary Genres
100
the time and place where a story happens
What is setting?
100
After being shipwrecked, David and his crew had to survive on an uninhabited island with no food or water. What type of conflict is this? (man vs. __)
What is man vs. nature?
100
Central idea can also be called this.
What is main idea?
100
This genre is based on real people, events, and facts.
What is nonfiction?
200
conflict that takes place outside the mind of a character
What is external conflict?
200
Liam’s computer crashed while he was in the middle of an important project, and he lost all his work. What type of conflict is this? (man vs. ___)
What is man vs. technology?
200
This part of the plot introduces the setting and characters
What is exposition?
200
This genre is typically written in lines and stanzas rather than paragraphs
What is poetry?
300
this character works against the protagonist of a story
What is antagonist?
300
Kayla argued with her parents about whether or not she should be allowed to go to the concert. What type of conflict is this? (man vs. __)
What is man vs. man?
300
This part of the plot ties up loose ends and resolves smaller conflicts.
What is falling action?
300
This genre includes comedies and tragedies and typically has stage directions.
What is drama?
400
the message or lesson that is taught through the text
What is theme?
400
Daniel felt conflicted about whether he should follow his friends' bad example or stay true to his own values. What type of conflict is this? (man vs. __)
What is man vs. self?
400
Theme should be ___, meaning it can be applied to other texts.
What is universal?
400
This genre includes folklore and fantasy.
What is fiction?
500
a one-sentence summary of what the text is about
What is central idea?
500
Rosa and her friends challenged the local government’s decision to close down the community center. What type of conflict is this? (man vs. ___)
What is man vs. society?
500
This starts the conflict in a story.
What is inciting incident?
500
The two main literary genres
What are fiction and nonfiction?
600
a struggle between two opposing forces in a story
What is conflict?
600
A powerful curse was cast over Maya’s village, causing crops to wither and other strange events to occur. What type of conflict is this? (man vs. __)
What is man vs. supernatural?
600
Stories have ____ central idea(s) and ____ theme(s).
one
more than one
600
This genre includes autobiographies and memoirs.
What is nonfiction?
700
the sequence of events that make up the story
What is plot?
700
Mrs. Hutto is currently reading a book about a shipwreck that happened in the 1800s. The men on the ship split into rival gangs and struggle to survive. Some men think they're better than others because they belong to a higher social class back home. What are three types of conflict present in this book?
What are man vs. nature, man vs. man, and man vs. society?
700
List the 6 parts of a plot diagram in order, including what goes in parentheses on the arrow. 
exposition, inciting incident (conflict), rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
700
Free verse is part of this genre.
What is poetry?