Story Basics
This term names the specific time and place where the action of a story occurs.
What is Setting?
The sequence of events that make up the entire story.
What is the Plot?
The general term for the struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot.
What is Conflict?
The underlying message or central idea about life that the author wants to share.
What is Theme?
The voice or character telling the story to the reader.
Who is the Narrator?
The main character in a story, often the one facing the central conflict.
What is the Protagonist?
The turning point or the most intense moment of a story.
What is the Climax?
What is Internal Conflict?
The use of an object, person, or place to represent a larger, abstract idea.
What is Symbolism?
The written conversation between two or more characters.
What is Dialogue?
The perspective from which a story is told, such as first-person or third-person.
What is Point of View?
The beginning of the story where the characters and setting are first introduced.
What is the Exposition?
A struggle between a character and an outside force, like nature or another person.
What is External Conflict?
These two terms describe the author's attitude and the atmosphere created for the reader.
What are Tone and Mood?
The specific choice of words an author uses to create a certain effect.
What is Diction?
This is the character or force that works against the main character.
Who is the Antagonist?
The final outcome of the story where the main conflict is settled.
What is the Resolution?
The feeling of uncertainty or excitement about what will happen next in the story.
What is Suspense?
This is an interruption in the plot to show an event that happened at an earlier time.
What is a Flashback?
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is a Simile?
The people, animals, or creatures who take part in the story's action.
Who are the Characters?
These two parts of the plot include the events leading up to the climax and the events following it.
What are Rising Action and Falling Action?
This device uses hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story.
What is Foreshadowing?
This is descriptive language that appeals to the five senses: sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste.
What is Imagery?
The term for the way an author organizes their sentences and paragraphs.
What is Structure?