EASY
what is the setting of a story?
the time period and place of a story
what is a plot?
the sequence of a story/ the action that makes up the story
what is another name for exposition?
introduction
what is it called when the story is leading up to the climax?
rising action
what is the 5 components of a plot?
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution/conclusion
what is another name for the turning point/ point of maximum excitement?
climax
describe what falling action means?
the part of the story where the story begins to resolve itself
what is the resolution?
wrapping up the story
what is the name for the main character/hero in the story?
protagonist
what is another name for resolution?
conclusion
whats an antagonist?
the character against the protagonist
what is a conflict?
problem/struggle within the story
What is a point of view?
the angle/vantage point for which the narrator tells the story.
what is first person point of view?
the author ''becomes a character'' and tells the story.
what is an example of a man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. self conflict?
Man vs. man is a problem between two characters. man vs. self is a conflict within a character. man vs. nature is a conflict with a force of nature.
what is a third person point of view?
Someone from outside the story (not a character) is narrating/telling the story
what is genre?
a type of literature or art
what is a dialogue?
conversation between characters
what is a flashback?
a scene that is set at a time earlier then the main events of the story
What is the theme of a story?
a message about life or human nature that the writer brings out through the story
what is the foreshadowing of story?
the author dropped hints of happening that will occur later in the story
what is irony?
an unexpected twist at the end of the story different than expected
what is a metaphor?
A figure of speech in which one thing is described as if it were another
what is personification?
When human characteristics are given to non human things.
what is a simile?
A figure of speech that uses like or as to compare two things that are not alike