Story elements
The events or actions that happen in the story.
What is plot?
The part of the story that introduces the characters, setting, and main conflict.
A well-developed, complex character.
What is a round character?
Uses words like I, me, my, mine.
What type of words does 1st person POV use?
In the manner of.
What do the suffixes -ly and -ily mean?
The part of the story that builds tension and leads up to the climax.
What is rising action?
A character that changes throughout the story.
What is a dynamic character?
Uses words like you, your.
What type of words does 2nd person POV use?
Lacking or without.
What does the suffix -less mean?
It's what drives the story forward and keeps the reader engaged.
The turning point or most intense moment of the story.
A character that stays the same throughout the entire story.
What is a static character?
When the narrator is not in the story and only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.
What is 3rd person limited?
Full of or characterized by.
The time, place, and mood of a story.
What is setting?
The part of the story when the conflict starts to get resolved.
What is falling action?
When the author directly states a character's traits.
What is direct characterization?
Uses words like he, she, they.
What words does 3rd person POV use?
Having the nature of.
What do the suffixes -ic and -ical mean?
The overarching big idea of a story.
What is theme?
The part of the story where the conflict is resolved.
What is the resolution?
When an author shows a character's traits through their thoughts, actions, looks, and words.
It is when the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.
What is 3rd person omniscient?
In the condition of or resembling.
What does the suffix -id mean?