Plot
This is the central message or lesson of a story.
What is the theme?
The main character of the story, who is usually the hero.
What is the protagonist?
Comparing two things using like or as.
What is a simile?
The narrator uses "I" or "we."
What is first person point of view?
The time and place of a story.
What is the setting?
The struggle or the problem in the story.
What is the conflict?
The character in the story who opposes the main character, usually the villain.
Who is the antagonist?
Comparing two things WITHOUT using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
The narrator is not a character in the story and knows only one character's thoughts.
What is third person limited?
A story set in space would be in this type of setting.
What is science fiction or the future.
The events leading up to the climax.
What is the rising action?
The character who tells the story.
Who is the narrator?
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
What is personification?
The narrator knows ALL the characters' thoughts and feelings.
What is third person omniscient?
The setting affects the characters abilities.
What is to make decisions?
The turning point or the most exciting part of the story.
What is the climax?
The person from which the story is told.
What is third person?
An extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
The narrator tells the story directly to the reader using "you."
What is second person point of view?
A story taking place in a specific historical period.
What is historical fiction?
The part of the story where the conflict is solved.
What is the resolution?
The qualities of the characters.
What are character traits?
Words that sound like their meaning, such abs "buzz" or "splash."
What is onomatopoeia?
The way the author looks at a topic or idea.
What is perspective?
This is the imaginary world in a fantasy story.
What is a fictional setting?