Plot
Conflict
Character
Elements
Figurative Language
100
the most exciting part when the plot changes
What is climax?
100
Sal and Eddie argued about who finished their dinner first.
What is man vs. man?
100
the good guy
What is protagonist?
100
the time, place, and duration of a story
What is setting?
100
a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is simile?
200
the ending when the problem is solved
What is resolution?
200
The video game took on a mind of its own and began firing back at the players.
What is man vs. technology or man vs. machine?
200
the bad guy
What is antagonist?
200
a point of view that uses "I"
What is first-person?
200
giving object characteristics of a human
What is personification?
300
the beginning where the characters and setting are introduced
What is exposition?
300
Catherine expressed sorry and guilt over making her little sister cry.
What is man vs. self?
300
a character who changes throughout a story
What is dynamic?
300
a lesson learned from the story
What is theme?
300
an over exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
400
the part where the main conflict is first introduced
What is initiating event?
400
The howling wind and torrential rain caused damage to the roof of our house.
What is man vs. nature?
400
a character who doesn't change or develop within the story
What is static?
400
a point of view that involves an outsider telling the story; uses "he, she, they"
What is third-person?
400
a comparison of two unlike things that does not use "like" or "as"
What is metaphor?
500
the building of anticipation that is part of the rising action
What is suspense?
500
The students struggled to understand their teacher's instructions for the project.
What is man vs. society?
500
words that describe a character in a story
What are character traits?
500
when a character reflects back on past events
What is flashback?
500
language that uses all five senses (see, hear, taste, touch, smell)
What is imagery?
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