Story Structure
The pattern a story is built in.
What is the story arc?
Written in I, me.
What is first person?
This technique adds tension to a story.
What is interior monologue?
Type this type of monologue like a regular sentence.
What is direct interior monologue?
Writing a character's speech in the narrator's or author's own words.
What is paragraphasing?
The beginning of a story.
Written in he/she/they and exlcusively through one character's eyes.
What is 3rd person limited?
This is how we learn facts or background about a character or setting.
What is exposition?
Type this type of monologue in italics.
What is indirect interior monologue?
A way to keep speech interesting that pertains to the speaker tag.
What is moving the speaker tag?
Critical to a story, this is the issue the protagonist grapples with.
What is a conflict?
He/she/they and written through the perspective of multiple characters.
What is 3rd person omnicient?
This is when we hear a character's thoughts.
What is interior monologue?
This happens every time a new speaker produced dialogue.
What is a line break?
Where you'd typically find dialogue.
What is a scene?
This is the pinnacle of the story where the exciting moment occurs and a turning point is introduced.
What is a climax?
Uses “he/she/they” voice, sees story through no characters’ eyes.
What is 3rd person objective?
This is the live play-by-play action in a story.
What is narration?
Where the comma should be placed after dialogue.
Where is before the final quotes?
This is the genre or category of a creative short work by a writer.
What is narration?
The moments leading to a final resolution in a story.
What is falling action?
This is the point of view in which you can't use interior monologue.
What is 3rd person objective?
Appeals to senses and offers a detailed look.
What is description?
A rule pertaining to overuse of dialogue.
What is you don't have to include everything everyone says?
The point of view in I went to the doctor last night.