Titles
This title is written by a woman who lived through a civil war in the Middle East.
"Escape from Afghanistan"
This term means to have special qualities.
Traits
The first step of dramatic structure and plot.
Exposition
This kind of irony is saying one thing while meaning another.
Verbal Irony
This kind of character acts against the main character in an effort to stop the story from moving forward.
Antagonist
This story's conflict is a woman who believes she is saving her town through nefarious means.
"The Possibility of Evil"
This term is used when a writer describes a character's traits.
Direct Characterization
The highest point of tension and buildup in the plot diagram.
Conflict
This kind of irony occurs when the audience knows something that a character in the story doesn't know.
Dramatic Irony
This point of narration is said and acted through the eyes of the main character in a story.
First-Person
This story follows a character who's priorities are put to question when their life is in danger.
"Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket"
This kind of character is one who drives the action forward.
Protagonist
The closing of a story at the end of a plot.
Resolution
This kind of irony describes an occurrence that is not just surprising, it is the opposite of what the audience expects.
Situational Irony
This kind of story uses everyday situations to teach lessons about ethics and/or morality.
Parable
This title follows the trauma of a soldier who lost his friend, and sanity, in a war.
"Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?"
This kind of story is where all characters symbolize certain vices and virtues.
Allegory
Another term for the building of complications.
Rising Action
Identify the irony: "I will not marry yet; and, when I do, I swear it shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, rather than Paris.”
Verbal Irony
This kind of story uses animal characters to teach practical lessons
Fable
This story is written in third-person limited narration during a war.
"Evacuation Order No. 19"
This type of narration knows everything that is going on in the story.
Third-Person Omniscient
Another term for the tying of loose ends after the conflict
Falling Action
A character leaning on the balcony right before the ship hits the iceberg says, "It's so beautiful I could just die." This is an example of what kind of irony?
Dramatic Irony
This term is when the writer lets the audience see a character in action.