Characters
Story Elements
Techniques
The More You Know
Enter Category
100
They are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work.
What is a (Flat Character)
100
The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.
What is the (Setting)
100
The quality or fact of representing a person, thing, or situation accurately or in a way that is true to life.
What is (Realism)
100
The pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or work of art.
What is (Atmosphere)
100
A preliminary part of a book, musical composition, or the like, leading up to the main part.
What is the (Introduction)
200
Generally a flat, stereotypical character. Not of central importance to the plot.
What is a (Minor Character)
200
A series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest and tension in a narrative.
What is the (Rising Action)
200
A struggle between two opposing forces.
What is (Conflict)
200
The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
What is the (Theme)
200
What is the ironic part of the story "The Necklace"?
The necklace Matilde lost was a cheap imitation all along, and she did not need to work for years to buy her friend a new one
300
A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
What is an (Antagonist)
300
The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
What is the (Plot)
300
A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.
What is (Suspense)
300
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
What is a (Stereotype)
300
In "The fun they had" by Isaac Asimov, the children are taught by what?
What is Machines/robots
400
A character is complex and increases in complexity throughout the story.
What is a (Round Character)
400
The end or finish of an event or process.
What is a (Conclusion)
400
A mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process.
What is a (Symbol)
400
A warning or indication of a future event.
What is (Foreshadowing)
400
Invention or fabrication as opposed to fact.
What is (Fiction)
500
The main figure or one of the most prominent figures in a real situation.
What is a (Protagonist)
500
The final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.
What is a (Denouement)
500
The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
What is (Irony)
500
A person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.
What is a (Hero/Heroine)
500
Why did the children shut the main character in the closet in the short story "All summer in a day"?
What is they were jealous of her having been to earth, and maybe going back to earth, and they were meanies
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