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Conflict
Point of View
Elements of Plot
Random Too
100
The person who tells the actual story.
Who is the Narrator?
100
A struggle between two or more forces.
What is an external conflict?
100
Uses pronouns "I, me, we"
What is 1st-Person POV?
100
Introduces the setting, characters, conflict.
What is Exposition?
100
a way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain geographical area or a certain group of people
What is dialect?
200
When characters speak. It also uses quotation marks as an indication.
What is Dialogue?
200
A struggle between forces.
What is conflict?
200
When the narrator speaks.
What is Narration?
200
the last part of the plot
What is resolution?
200
people, places, or events that have meaning in themselves but that also stand for something beyond themselves
What is symbolism? (Or what are symbols)
300
Prior knowledge and in-text evidence.
What is Inference?
300
Example of this type of conflict: "NOOOOOO!" The baby screamed. But the mother still forced the applesauce down her throat.
What is character v. character?
300
Usually used when making a command or giving directions.
What is a 2nd-Person POV?
300
The turning point.
What is climax?
300
The type of characterization that "tells" the reader characteristics of a given character.
What is direct characterization?
400
A lesson about life.
What is theme?
400
Example of this type of conflict: Joe had been fishing for over two hours without a single bite. Suddenly there was a nibble at the end of his fishing line. He stood up on the boat and leaned out too far. Just then there was a sharp yank on the line. Joe fell overboard and landed head first into the water. Joe and his friends laughed and laughed.
What is character v. force of nature?
400
When there is an "all-knowing" narrator.
What is 3rd-Person Omniscient?
400
the chain of related events that tells us what happens in a story
What is plot?
400
The element of the plot where the conflict is resolved.
What is falling action?
500
The main character of a story that the conflict happens to.
What is the protagonist?
500
Example of this type of conflict: "To be, or not to be–that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune Or to take arms against a sea of troubles And by opposing end them. To die, to sleep…"
What is character vs. self?
500
When you know all the actions of all characters, but don't know the thoughts or feelings.
What is 3rd-Person Objective?
500
Also known as the Resolution.
What is Denouement?
500
A method of indirect characterization that is used to reveal the characteristics of a given character and make a claim.
What is STEAL?
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