The date, hour, season, or historical era when a story transpires.
What is Time?
100
The struggle of individuals in a story.
What is Conflict?
100
The fictional qualities of a person about whom the story line revolves.
What is Character?
100
~ "The story's insight into life, the moral, or lesson to be learned;"
~ "What the main character learns;"
~ "Word the theme in universal terms, words that can apply to anyone in the world!"
What is Theme?
100
The use of techniques and favorite themes of an author.
What is the Author's "Signature Style?"
200
The physical and social place(s) of a tale/account/story.
What is Place?
200
External vs. Internal;
Physical, social, classical, psycological;
Ex: Man vs. Man;
Man vs. Society;
Man vs. Machine
What are the Types of Conflict?
200
Protagonist=main character;
Antagonist= force who struggles against protagonist;
Supporting Character= not a main character but still important to plot
What is are the Roles of Characters?
200
Including every theme and/or motif (reoccurring object, symbol, thing).
What is Thematic Concept?
200
The individual narrator;
Ex: First Person, Second Person, Third Person
What is the Narrator Point of View?
300
The sentiment of a specific place at a particular time.
What is Atmosphere/Mood?
300
The progression of actions in the story.
What is the Plot Structure?
300
Flat;
Round;
Static;
Dynamic;
Foil Character;
Stock Character
What are the Types of Characters?
300
Coming of age.
What is Bildungsroman?
300
The attitude of the author toward his/her chosen writing topic.
Ex: Angry, joking, sarcastic, proud, etc.
What is Tone?
400
_____ + _____ = Atmosphere
What is Time + Place?
400
~ Meet the characters;
~ See the setting;
~ Situation is exposed
What is the Exposition/Beginning?
400
_____ = One dimensional facet;
_____ = Lifelike, three dimensional quality;
_____ = Character that does not change
What are Flat, Round and Static Characters?
400
Moment of clarity.
What is an Epiphany?
400
Word choice, register, word choice revealing relationships.
Ex: Poetic, descriptive, colloquial (casual), formal, etc.
_______ = The character that changes in personality, veracity or viewpoint;
_______ = Naturally the opposite of protagonist; this antithesis of characters is part of character development;
_______ = Stereotypes; the diposition is automatically known