Story Elements
What is conflict?
A struggle between two forces.
What point of view is a story in, if it is told through the eyes of a main character?
First person
What is the location or time of an event?
Setting
What is a sentence with two independent clauses?
Compound Sentence
What is a sentence with one independent and one dependent clause?
Complex Sentence
What are the events leading toward the climax called?
What point of view is a story in if the narrator has a limited perspective and can only read one character's mind, feelings, and motives?
3rd Person Limited
What is tone?
Tone is feeling of the story.
What is a simple sentence?
A simple sentence is a sentence with one independent clause.
What is a group of words that contain a subject and a verb?
A clause
What are the four types of conflict?
Character vs. Character, Character vs. Self, Character vs. Society, Character vs. Nature
What is 3rd Person Omniscient?
-narrator is not a character
-narrator is "all-knowing"
What is mood?
Mood is how you feel about the story.
What are the coordinating conjunctions?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What is an independent clause?
A clause that expresses a complete thought.
What does every story need?
A Plot, Theme, Characters, Setting, and Conflict
What is the difference between 3rd Person Limited and 3rd Person Omniscient?
In 3rd Person Limited, the narrator can read only one character's mind, feelings, and motives. In 3rd Person Omniscient, the narrator is "all-knowing".
What is the term with the meaning of "stated clearly"?
What is explicit?
What is the term that means implied but not clearly stated?
Implicit
What are the four sentence types?
-simple
-compound
-complex
-compound-complex
What are the five parts of the Plot Diagram in order?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
What is 2nd Person?
-tells instructions
-uses "you" in story
What is symbolism?
A concrete object used to represent an abstract idea.
What is a thesis?
A statement that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
-at least two independent clauses
-at least one dependent/subordinate clause