Plot & Structure
What do we call the series of events in a story?
What is the plot?
A character with only one main trait is called what?
What is a flat character?
True or False: A theme can be stated as a lesson.
What is true?
Words that appeal to the five senses are called what?
What is sensory language?
Who is telling the story?
What is the narrator?
Which part of the plot builds suspense after the exposition?
What is the rising action?
A character who does not change is called what?
What is a static character?
What theme fits a story where a character learns to accept differences?
What is acceptance?
What figurative language compares two unlike things directly?
What is a metaphor?
What POV uses “he” or “she”?
What is third person point of view?
When a story jumps back to an earlier event, what technique is used?
What is a flashback?
What motivates a character’s actions in a story?
What is motivation?
Can a story have more than one theme?
What is yes?
“The wind whispered through the trees” is an example of what?
What is personification?
What technique builds suspense by delaying information?
What is pacing?
What is the struggle between two characters called?
What is person vs. person conflict?
A struggle between a character and nature is called what?
What is person vs. nature conflict?
Which is stronger: “friendship” or “friendship helps people overcome challenges”?
What is the complete idea?
Using words like bang or buzz is called what?
What is onomatopoeia?
Why might an author use short sentences during action scenes?
What is to increase tension?
What plot structure includes a beginning, middle, and end?
What is linear plot structure?
What do we call clues about a character revealed through actions and dialogue?
What is indirect characterization?
What do repeated events or symbols often help reveal?
What is theme?
Repeating vowel sounds in words is called what?
What is assonance?
What is the use of symbols to represent deeper meaning called?
What is symbolism?