Basic Elements
A problem between characters.
What is Man vs Man?
The angle by which a story is told. The angle depends upon the narrator, or person telling the story.
What is Point of View?
The message about life or human nature that is "hidden" in the story that the writer tells.
What is Theme?
Following a sequence of events throughout a story.
What is Plot Map?
A problem within a character's own mind..
What is a Man vs Self?
One of the characters in the story is telling the story. (I, me)
What is First-Person Point of View?
The feeling/emotion a piece of literature creates in a reader.
What is Mood?
This introduces characters and settings of the story.
What is Exposition?
A problem between a character and society, school, the Law, or some tradition.
What is a Man vs Society?
You are part of the story because you are a character in the story. (you, your)
What is Second-Person Point of View?
The lesson a story teaches.
What is Moral?
This introduces complications (problems) which build suspense and is when the plot "thickens."
What is Rising Action?
The place and time in which a story takes place.
What is the Setting?
A problem between a character and some element of nature - a blizzard, a hurricane, a mountain climb, etc.
What is a Man vs Nature?
Third-Person point of view allows the narrator to share the thoughts and feelings of two or more characters. (all, everything)
What is Third-Person Omniscient?
The attitude or feeling the author has about a topic that comes across in a piece of literature.
What is Tone?
This is the turning point of the story and the moment when the suspense reaches its peak which results in a change for the main character.
What is the Climax?
A sequence of events that makes up a story.
What is the Plot?
Can you have a plot without conflict?
What is no?
Third-Person point of view that allows the narrator to share the thoughts and feelings of only one character.
What is Third-Person Limited Omniscient?
The serious, funny, or sarcastic attitude or feeling revealed by the characters, word choice, and general writing style in literature.
What is Tone?
This occurs after the climax of the story, resolves conflict and ties up loose ends of the story.
What is the Falling Action/Resolution?