Types of Conflict Definitions
A person has a problem with technology.
What is character vs. technology?
A word that refers to the sequence of events that make up the story
What is plot?
What is the protagonist?
The main character of the story.
Giving human-like characteristics to a non-human object.
What is personification?
Jason was running late to pick up his wife's birthday cake. When he got to the bakery and asked them for his order, he paid for it and left without checking to make sure it was all right. When he arrived home and pulled it out of the box to surprise his wife, he noticed the cake said, "Better luck next time, George." He was very annoyed with the bakery.
What is character vs character?
A person has a problem with another person.
What is character vs character?
The ending of the story when the conflict is brought to a reasonable ending
What is the resolution
What is the antagonist?
The opposition to the protagonist.
An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true
What is hyperbole?
Steve decided to go on a hike since he had the day off. He drove two hours to get to the mountain. However, when he got out of his car and started pulling out his gear, he realized he forgot the trail map.
What is character vs. self?
A person has a problem within himself.
What is character vs. self?
The beginning of the story where the setting, conflict, and characters are introduced
What is the the exposition
The problem in the story.
What is the conflict?
A type of figurative language that uses repeating letters and sounds to gain a reader's interest.
What is a alliteration?
Gabe and Carson were outside playing basketball when the sky suddenly started to darken. They ignored it for a while, until they heard a loud noise coming from the sky. When they looked up, they noticed a tornado rising into the sky down the road.
What is character vs. natural?
A person has a problem with animals, the weather, or other natural elements.
What is character vs. nature?
The turning point in the story, when the tension has reached its peak
What is the climax
The life lesson you should learn by the end of a narrative, is typically called... The __________ of the story.
What is the moral?
A comparison between 2 things using like or as
Simile
The boy scouts went on their annual trip into the mountains for their overnight stay. However, the boy scout leader hadn't checked the weather before heading up there. That night, the boys and their tents were covered in 12 inches of snow and covered the path back down the mountain. Will they make it out alive?
What is character vs. nature?
A person has a problem with rules, laws or traditions.
What is character vs. society?
What do the tiny peaks of the rising action represent?
events
Is the protagonist good or evil?
Could be both!
The use of a word to imitate a sound or the sound made by an object or an action.
Onomatopoeia
Robbie had just gotten his driver's license and was so excited, he decided to go on a cross country road trip. Unfortunately, Robbie didn't check the speed limits as he was driving through the different states, and he ended up getting speeding tickets in seven different states. The police arrested him for all of his unpaid tickets.
What is character vs. society?