Plot Elements
This part of the plot introduces the characters, setting, and background information.
What is the exposition?
A comparison using the words like or as.
What is a simile?
A character struggles against machines, systems, or technology.
What is external conflict vs technology?
The emotional feeling created for the reader.
What is mood?
This animated movie features emotions like Joy, Sadness, and Anger as characters.
What is Inside Out?
This is the turning point of the story where the main conflict reaches its highest tension.
What is the climax?
Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses.
What is imagery?
A character struggles against the natural world, such as weather or the environment.
What is external conflict vs nature?
Which term best describes language that helps the reader see, hear, smell, taste, or feel the scene?
What is imagery?
This Canadian city is the capital of Canada.
What is Ottawa?
This part of the plot shows events that build tension and develop the conflict.
What is the rising action?
A comparison that does not use like or as.
What is a metaphor?
A character struggles against rules, laws, or social expectations.
What is external conflict vs society?
The author’s attitude toward the subject or characters.
What is tone?
This movie franchise includes films titled A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back.
What is Star Wars?
This plot element shows how the conflict is resolved and the story ends.
What is the resolution?
Giving human qualities to something non-human.
What is personification?
A struggle between two characters.
What is interpersonal conflict?
When the author directly tells the reader what a character is like.
What is direct characterization?
This TV show features the fictional continent of Westeros.
What is Game of Thrones?
This part of the plot shows the consequences of the climax and begins to wrap things up.
What is the falling action?
An exaggeration used for emphasis, not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
A story where the main character must make a difficult moral choice is most focused on this type of conflict.
What is internal conflict?
When the reader learns about a character through actions, dialogue, or choices.
What is indirect characterization?
This artist was the first woman to win Album of the Year at the Grammys three times.
Who is Taylor Swift?