Elements of a Story
What is the plot?
This movie follows a girl trying to connect to her older sister, but she's been really cold lately...
What is Frozen?
The main character of a story.
What is the protagonist?
This movie poster has words on it like "ghastly" and "perturbing."
What is a horror movie?
Happiness, elephant, and Edmonton are examples of this part of speech.
The people - or animals! - acting in a story.
What are the characters?
The character that the main character is up against
What is an antagonist?
A movie advertises itself as "hysterical" and "ridiculous."
What is a comedy?
Where the story takes place.
What is the setting?
The character that is just there to be funny.
What is the comic relief?
What is an action movie?
Words that end in -ly are often this part of speech
What is an adverb?
The main problem or problems faced in the story.
The conflict
This character isn't quite good, but isn't quite bad.
What is an antihero?
This movie poster has pictures of red giants and stellar streams
What is a sci-fi?
Words like would, could, and should are examples of this part of speech.
What are verbs?
The underlying message or idea of a story.
What is the theme?
A movie poster features women in bustles and men in ascots (and make up!)
What is a history?
Words like "about," "after," and "beside" are examples of this part of speech.
What are prepositions?