The lines spoken between characters in fiction or a play
What is dialogue
100
The perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view
100
A struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict
100
The main character in a story or drama; the character that the reader empathizes with
What is Protagonist
200
An introduction that provides necessary details about characters and setting; the main problem or conflict is introduced.
What is Exposition
200
A playwright’s descriptive comments that provide information about the dialogue, setting, and actions during the play
What is Stage Directions
200
Narrated by a character or characters
inside the story using the pronoun “I” – Usually the main character is narrating, but a minor character could also narrate or sometimes there can be multiple first person narrators
What is first person point of view
200
The type of conflict that takes place in a character's mind
What is internal conflict
200
The character who opposes or struggles with the main character or hero in a story
What is Antagonist
300
The part of the story that develops the problem/conflict through a series of events that build interest and/or suspense; these events lead up to the climax/turning point.
What is Rising Action
300
A division of the play similar to a chapter in a novel
What is Act
300
Narrated by someone who is not directly
involved in the story and is usually not identified by
name and refers to the characters by their name or
personal pronouns (e.g., he, she, they)
What is third person POV
300
The type of conflict that takes place between a character and an outside force
What is external conflict
300
The time and place in which a story occurs
What is Narrative
400
The event(s) after the climax/turning point leading to the resolution
What is Falling Action
400
A speech given by one character
What is monologue
400
Perspective is restricted to one character including their inner thoughts and feelings
What is Subjective
400
An example of internal conflict. This is what we often call it.
What is man vs. self (or character vs. self)
400
The central or universal idea in a text
What is Theme
500
The conclusion to the story that reveals the solution to the problem/conflict; not all stories have clear resolutions
*Must say both terms
What is 1. resolution 2. Denouement
500
The author of a play
What is playwright
500
The narrator reveals only the actions and words without the benefit of the inner thoughts and feelings
What is Objective
500
Common examples of external conflict. List at least three.
What is man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society, one group vs. another group