The basic sequence in a story- Consists of an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution/denouement
What is Plot
(Plot Map), (Linear Plot Structure)
100
A struggle that takes place in a person's mind
What is internal conflict
(person vs. self) (Man vs. self)
100
POV which uses pronouns such as I, Me, My, Myself, We, Ourselves
What is 1st Person POV
100
The main character in a story
What is Protagonist
100
A concise statement of general truth or principle; It's like an idiom, except it must teach a life lesson (example: when life gives you lemons, make lemonade)
What is Aphorism
200
The introduction to the story, the beginning of the linear plot map: Contains the description of the characters and setting and introduces the main conflict
What is Exposition
200
A struggle between a character and an outside force
What is external conflict
200
POV in which the pronouns You, Your, Yourself are used
What is 2nd Person POV
200
A character who opposes the main character in a story
What is Antagonist
200
A quotation at the beginning of a speech to introduce its theme
What is Epigraph
300
The second part of the linear plot map, the part of the story that develops the conflict through a series of events and leads up to the climax
What is Rising Action
300
Example: A person who is struggling because his home was destroyed by a hurricane
*(A type of external conflict)*
What is person vs. nature
300
POV in which pronouns such as she, her, herself, he, him, himself, they, themselves are used
What is 3rd Person POV
300
Literature that is not true
What is Fiction
300
An argument that is not sound but may still be convincing; we learned several, including caricature, leading question, loaded term, false assumption, and incorrect premise
What is Rhetorical Fallacy
400
The turning point in the story
What is Climax
400
Example: Mulan struggling against the traditional Chinese culture
*(This is a type of external conflict)*
What is person vs. society
400
The type of 3rd Person POV in which the narrator knows the thoughts of ONE character
What is 3rd Person Limited POV
400
The end of the story, the very last part of the plot map...
When the conflict is resolved
What is Resolution
400
The type of reasoning in which a thesis is made and then the examples are given to back up that premise.
What is Deductive Reasoning
500
The events after the climax leading to the resolution/denouement
What is Falling Action
500
The conflict which drives the plot
What is Main Conflict
500
3rd Person POV in which the narrator knows the thoughts of more than one character
What is 3rd Person Omniscient POV
500
The conclusion to the story, the last part of the plot map...
French word which means the story ends; we use this word when there is no clear resolution in the story
What is Denouement
500
The type of reasoning in which a general observation is made or a question is asked; details are added until eventually the thesis is stated at the very end