PLOT
THEME
SETTING
CHARACTERIZATION
NARRATION
100
Simply put, the plot tells us this.
What is what happens in the story
100
The theme is also considered be this in a story.
What is the moral or main idea?
100
The timeframe of a story tells us this.
What is WHEN the story takes place?
100
This person is always involved in the main conflict and the resolution.
Who is the protagonist?
100
This person tells the story.
Who is the narrator?
200
This is the turning point in the story, when the main character changes in some way.
What is the climax?
200
These do not provide any of these things.
What are plot developments?
200
The context is which the story is set tells us the answer to this "W" question.
What is WHY?
200
These characters are said to experience a change in personality or attitude. Main characters are usually this kind of character.
What is a dynamic character?
200
This person is NOT a character in the story but knows the thoughts, actions and feelings of a few key characters at all times.
Who is the third person limited narrator?
300
This is what happens when there is a reasonable ending.
What is the resolution?
300
Themes apply to many types of stories and almost any type of this.
What is a genre?
300
The context or this provides us with additional plot information.
What is the historical background?
300
This character never changes or develops beyond the way he or she is first presented in the story.
What is a static character?
300
This character in the story narrators the events of the story.
Who is the first person point of view narrator?
400
The events of a plot may be graphed on this.
What is the plot diagram?
400
The theme can most often be stated in one of these.
What is a word?
400
The elements of a setting may give us a little or a lot of this.
What are details?
400
This complex character always directly opposes the main character and is usually a round characterization.
Who is the antagonist?
400
This narrator is NOT a character in the story, but knows all characters' thoughts and feelings at all times.
Who is the third person omniscient narrator?
500
These polar opposites occur just before and right after the climax of a story.
What are the rising action and falling action?
500
This is woven throughout the story. The characters' actions, interactions and motives all reflect this.
What is the theme?
500
When writing about the setting, the author may use a lot of these kinds of words.
What are adjectives or descriptive words?
500
This character has one or two sided - is often a stereotype.
What is flat characterization?
500
You can identify the type of narrator based upon these kinds of words used in the narration.
What are pronouns?
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