Plot
Events leading up to the climax
What is rising action?
This story is written in dialogue and meant to be performed on stage.
What is drama or a play?
The overarching message or lesson in the story. This author relates something he or she believes in through this narrative element.
What is the theme?
"I was excited to see my best friend Maria."
This is an example of a first, second, or third-person point of view.
What is a first-person point of view?
A girl tries to overcome her fear of public speaking by joining the debate team.
What is man vs. self?
When conflicts are resolved (for the most part).
What is resolution?
A fictional story of a soldier fighting in World War 1 would be an example of this sort of fictional genre.
What is historical fiction?
The main character in the story.
What is the protagonist?
Ms. Seeley was excited to see her best friend Holly.
This is an example of a first, second, or third-person point of view.
What is a third-person point of view?
The protagonist fights against the antagonist.
What is man vs. man?
We meet the characters, establish the setting, the conflict is introduced.
What is exposition?
The story of a girl who makes friends with a magical elf.
What is fantasy?
Man vs. man, man vs. society, man vs. self, and man vs. nature are all examples of this narrative element.
What is conflict?
When the narrator gives the thoughts and feelings of the characters but uses he/ she instead of I/me.
This is an example of a first, second, or third-person point of view.
What is the third person?
A person is trying to overthrow the government.
What is man vs. society?
The turning point of the story. This is the high point of the story when the character has to make a choice.
What is the climax?
A fictional character deals with his parents' divorce by joining the track team.
What is realistic fiction?
The character who causes problems for the protagonist.
What is an antagonist?
When the narrator tells his/her own story.
This is an example of a first, second, or third-person point of view.
What is first-person?
A person is considering giving up on his or her dream.
What is man vs. self?
The events following the climax, in which the tension stemming from the story's central conflict decreases and the story moves toward its conclusion.
What is falling action?
A story set on a spaceship 500 years in the future.
What is science fiction?
The time, place, and environment in a story are aspects of this narrative element.
What is setting?
"You went to school that morning."
This is an example of a first, second, or third-person point of view.
What is the second-person point of view?
A boy attempts to hike the Appalachian Trail alone. He suffers through storms, a moose attack, and the loss of his supplies.
What man vs. nature?