The turning point or the suspenseful
part of a story
What is climax
100
Adam thinks about a problem for several
hours. This is what type of conflict?
What is internal or man vs. self?
100
A character who undergoes
important changes as a plot
unfolds
What is Dynamic Character?
100
When you use "like" or "as" to compare two unlike objects
What is a simile?
100
The time and place of a story
What is setting?
200
The events in the story that
lead up to the climax and add suspense?
What is rising action
200
What type of conflict occurs when
the main character struggles against
a group of people or an organization?
What is man vs society?
200
Preston took his mom’s keys and
hid them. After his mom looked
high and low, he finally revealed
that he had put them in a box.
What kind of character trait best
describes Preston?
What is mischievous
200
When you compare two unlike objects but DO NOT use "like" or "and"
What is a metaphor?
200
The sequence of events in a story
What is plot?
300
The opening of a story where we learn
which characters are involved and where the
story takes place
What is exposition
300
What type of conflict occurs when
the main character struggles against
weather, survival, wildlife, etc?
What is Man vs. Nature?
300
When an author tells you what a character is like
What is a direct characterization?
300
When you give an inanimate object human characteristics
What is personification?
300
The Westwood High School mascot
What is a warrior?
400
The final outcome or end of the story.
What is the resolution?
400
What are the three main types of
EXTERNAL CONFLICTS?
What is MAN VS. MAN
MAN VS. NATURE MAN VS. SOCIETY
400
When an author shows different traits of a character
What is indirect characterization?
400
The soft wind gently kissed her cheek.
What is personification?
400
The universal message in a story. For example, "things aren't always what they seem".
What is the theme?
500
The events after the climax and before the resolution.
What is the falling action?
500
General Zaroff and Rainsford in "The Most Dangerous Game" is an example of this type of conflict.
What is man vs. man?
500
This term tells why a character does what he does.
What is character motivation?
500
She moved as slow as a turtle when getting ready for school.
What is a simile?
500
What the author creates in their story by their vocabulary choice and style of writing. It may make the reader nervous, scared, happy, or cause them to burst out laughing.