PLOT
CHARACTER
Setting
CONFLICT
OTHER TERMS
100

this is the most intense part of the story

Climax

100
this is a literary term for a person in a story
What is character?
100

Geographical Location. Where the action of the story is.

Place

100
an example of this conflict would be Mr. Graci trying to sail his boat in the middle of a ferocious storm at sea
What is man vs. nature?
100
this is something that is itself, but also represents something more than itself
What is a symbol?
200

this is the very beginning of the story

Exposition

200
this is a character who changes over the course of a story
What is dynamic character?
200

When is the story taking place?

TIME

200
an example of this would be if Mr. Graci was battling Dr. B in an epic game of "Halo: Reach"
What is man vs. man?
200
this is when reality is the opposite of what you expect
What is irony?
300

this is the ending of the story

Resolution

300

this is a character that does not impact the outcome of the story

Minor Character

300

What is the daily life of the characters like?

Social Conditions

300
an example of this is if Mr. Graci was struggling to learn to speak German
What is man vs. self?
300
this is the main idea of a story
What is theme?
400

this is when the story starts settling down, and problems start being resolved

 falling action

400
this is a character that is fully developed and has different sides to their personality
What is a round character?
400

Feeling created at the beginning of a story

Mood or Atmosphere

400
an example of this would be if Mr. Graci tried to eat an entire Pizza Hut "Big Italy" pizza by himself
What is man vs. self?
400

A writer's use of hints or clues to indicate events that will occur later

Foreshadowing

500

this is the part of the story where the story gets complicated with lots of problems

rising action

500

The character that creates conflict

Antagonist

500
An example of a setting.

Describes any place.

500
an example of this would be if Mr. Graci was competing against Ludacris in a paintball game
What is man vs. man?
500

The voice that relates the story's events to the reader

Narrator

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