Plot Pyramid
The moment of highest tension in the story.
What is the climax?
A comparison between two things using like or as.
What is a simile?
An unexpected development in the plot that violates the reader's expectations.
What is a plot twist?
When a person opposes another person, that is an example of this kind of conflict.
What is external conflict?
August is viewed as weird for this reason.
What is the way he looks? (his Craniofacial anomaly)
The event that sets off the main story and conflict.
What is the inciting incident?
A comparison between two things that doesn't use like or as.
What is a metaphor?
When a later plot development is alluded to earlier in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
If I tell a story from my perspective, I am using this person (point of view).
What is first person?
Antonio and Felix decide not to fight each other for this reason.
What is because they love each other?
The line that makes up the plot pyramid represents this.
What is tension?
A grouping of lines within a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.
What is a stanza?
When a reader knows something characters in the story don't.
What is dramatic irony?
Felix trying to psych himself up to fight Antonio is an example of ______ conflict.
What is internal conflict?
Name a problem with the Titanic that helped lead to its crash.
Answers will vary.
What is the resolution of "Exploring the Titanic"?
When the Carpathia (the other boat) rescues the remaining passengers of the Titanic.
The sensory details used to create an impression that appeals to the five senses.
What is imagery?
When a story or other piece directly tells you what its message is.
What is explicit theme?
When a story is told using pronouns like he, her, or its about a person who is not the narrator and not being talked to by the narrator, it is in ________ person.
What is third person?
The protagonist in "Love Story, Sort-of" goes to see this person for this reason.
Who is his grandmother? Why does he feel obligated to do so?
What is the climax of "Androcles"?
What is when Androcles and the Lion are sent against each other in the arena?
A poetic line that ends without any punctuation and instead flows directly into the next line.
What is enjambment?
Name the characteristics of a fable.
(Simple story, short, explicit theme, often animal characters)
"You crawl down to the river and swim" is an example of this.
What is second person?
Explain why the Princess in "The Princess and the Tin Box" does not show true love.
Answers will vary.