Plot & Story Structure
What do we call the part of a story that sets up the characters and background information?
What is the exposition?
What type of conflict occurs when a character battles against nature?
What is individual vs. nature?
What do we call the main character that the story focuses on?
What is the protagonist?
What literary device uses "like" or "as" to compare two things?
What is a simile?
What point of view uses "I" and "me"?
What is first-person?
What is a word's root, and how does knowing it help you?
What is the base part of a word that carries its main meaning? (Knowing roots helps predict the meaning of unfamiliar words)
What is a summary?
What is a brief retelling of the main ideas and key details of a text?
In a story's plot, what is the turning point where the main conflict reaches its most intense moment?
What is the climax?
When a character fights against society's rules or expectations, what type of conflict is this?
What is individual vs. society?
Who is the character that opposes the main character?
What is the antagonist?
When a writer gives human qualities to non-human things, what is this called?
What is personification?
In third-person limited, whose thoughts and feelings do we know?
What is only the main character's (or the narrator's)?
What are affixes, and what are the two types?
What is letters added to roots? The two types are prefixes (beginning) and suffixes (end).
What is the central theme of a story?
What is the main message or lesson the author wants to communicate?
Name the five main parts of plot structure in order.
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
A character struggles with their own feelings and emotions. What type of conflict is this?
What is individual vs. self (or internal conflict)?
How does the protagonist impact the plot events?
What is the protagonist drives the main action and makes key decisions? (Accept: their actions move the story forward)
What is an extreme exaggeration used for effect or humor?
What is hyperbole?
What point of view allows the reader to know the thoughts and feelings of all characters?
What is third-person omniscient?
What are two strategies you can use to figure out an unfamiliar word's meaning?
What is context clues, word reference materials, Greek/Latin roots, or antonyms/synonyms?
Name two ways an author can convey a central theme.
What is through character actions, dialogue, plot events, imagery, or symbolism? (Accept any two)
What term describes how a character changes throughout the story?
What is a dynamic character?
Name two types of conflict that can appear in a story.
What is external conflict AND internal conflict? (Accept any two examples: individual vs. individual, individual vs. nature, individual vs. society, individual vs. technology, individual vs. self)
Explain the relationship between the protagonist and antagonist.
What is they are in conflict with each other, and their struggle creates the main plot?
Name three poetic elements that can appear in prose or poetry.
What is rhyme, rhythm, repetition, alliteration, or onomatopoeia? (Accept any three)
How does point of view affect the reader's understanding of events in a story?
What is it determines what information the reader has access to and how events are described?
What is the difference between a synonym and an antonym?
What is a synonym means the same thing, while an antonym means the opposite?
How do specific details in a story help readers understand the central theme?
What is they provide evidence and examples that support and develop the main message?
A character stays the same throughout the story. What type of character is this?
What is a static character?
How does internal conflict affect character development?
What is it shows how characters grow, change, or struggle with their emotions and beliefs?
Can the antagonist be a person, force, or internal struggle? Explain.
What is yes? (The antagonist can be another character, nature, society, or even the protagonist's own emotions/conflicts)
How does an author's word choice, imagery, and figurative language work together?
What is they create the author's tone and develop the overall mood or message of the text?
Compare first-person and third-person omniscient point of view.
What is first-person is limited to one character's perspective, while third-person omniscient shows all characters' thoughts and feelings?
How can understanding word relationships help improve your reading comprehension?
What is it helps you understand the author's message and tone more deeply?
Explain how to determine the central theme of a story.
What is look at what happens to characters, what they learn, and what message the author wants to send through those events