Plot Devices
A plot device used in the form of a goal, desired object, or motivator the protagonist is pursuing
What is The MacGuffin?
a scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time
What is Flashback?
a problem/issue between two opposing forces
What is Conflict?
The most important event in the plot of a story, or the turning point
What is Climax?
There are four main types of conflict in literature. Which type of conflict is also another way to describe an "internal conflict?"
What is Man vs. Self?
a seemingly unsolvable problem in a story is suddenly resolved by an unexpected or unlikely event
What is Deus ex machina?
techniques that are used to enhance a story or to make it more interesting for the reader's experience
What is Story Devices?
The series or sequence of events that make up a story
What is Plot?
When things start to come to an end in the story, and the most important events have calmed down
What is Falling Action?
Techniques that are used in fiction that help to move the plot forward...
What is Plot Devices?
a plot device used for either dramatic or humorous effect; can also be considered the positive conscience in a story
What is Shoulder Angel?
the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
What is Foreshadowing?
Time and location of where the story takes place
What is Setting?
When the conflicts in the story begin to get interesting. Without conflict, this element of plot would not exist.
What is Rising Action?
The anti-hero, villain, or evil character in literature normally has this title...
What is Antagonist?
a plot device that draws attention away from the main issue
What is Red Herring?
an ending to a section, chapter, or book that leaves the reader in suspense
What is Cliffhanger?
People, creatures, or animals in the story that share dialogue in the story
What is Characters?
The way that the problem/issue is solved in the story
What is Resolution?
When a narrator is telling a story from their personal experience OR from their own perspective, what type of point of view would that be called?
What is First Person POV?
an object given to a character before they encounter an obstacle where they will need it
What is Plot Voucher?
uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next in a story
What is Theme?
The beginning of the story where we meet the characters, learn the setting of the story, and get background information
What is Exposition?
This is the process that an author uses to reveal the personality of a character to the reader...
What is Characterization?