PLOT
this is a literary term for a person in a story
What is character?
an example of this conflict would be Mr. B trying to sail his boat in the middle of a ferocious storm at sea
What is person vs. nature?
an author shows what a character is like by portraying his or her actions, speech, or thoughts.
What is indirect characterization?
this is a character who changes over the course of a story
What is dynamic character?
an example of this would be if Mr. was battling Angie in an epic game of "Halo: Combat Evolved"
What is person vs. person?
this is when reality is the opposite of what you expect
What is irony?
this is a character that stays the same in a story
What is static character?
an example of this is if Ms. Romean was struggling to learn to speak German
What is Person vs. self?
this is the message of a story
What is theme?
this is a character that is fully developed and has different sides to their personality
What is a round character?
"I ran to the store. I fought an iguana over the last pack of Starburst candies."
What is first person?
this is when a story starts in the middle of the action
What is "in media res"?
this is the part of the story where the story gets complicated with lots of problems
What is the rising action?
this is a character who seems one dimensional
What is a flat character?
"Jack is a jerk. He thinks he is better than everyone else."
What is omniscient?
this is the fancy word for ending after the resolution
What is denouement?