Basic Story Elements
Mystery
Fantasy
Poetry
Wild Card
100

The main character of a story.

What is a protagonist?

100

Stealing, murder, prank

These are examples of...

What is a crime?

100

The person who teaches a lesson to the hero.

What is a mentor?

100
The line of a poem.

What is a verse?

100

The character that opposes the protagonist and stands in their way.

What is an antagonist? 

200

The most interesting point of a story.

What is a story's climax?

200

Reason why a suspect can't have done the crime.

What is an Alibi? 

200

Moving from the real world to a fantasy world.

What is Portal Fantasy?

200

A single beat in a word.

What is a syllable?

200

Poem that has 10 lines with an increasing syllable count.

What is a Etheree poem?

300

The structure/outline of a story.

What is a plot diagram?

300
The person who investigates.

What is a sleuth? 

300

The steps a hero goes through. 

What is a Hero's Journey?

300

Poem with 10 syllables and 14 lines.

What is a sonnet?

300
World that is full of magic and mythical creatures.

What is High Fantasy?

400

The reason why a character takes action.

What is a motivation?

400

Building tension in a story.

What is suspense?

400

Takes places in the real world but has magic in it.

What is Low Fantasy?

400

Poem with a descending 9 syllable count

What is a Nonet?

400

Tattoo on Ms.Wetzel's ankle.

What is a candy corn Rat?

500

Use of the 5 senses to describe a scene.

What is sensory details?

500

When the reader knows something that the character doesn't.

What is Dramatic Irony?

500
Magic system that has lots of rules and limitations.

What is a Hard Magic System?

500

Japanese word that references a season. 

What is a Kigo?

500

Name of Ms.Wetzel's cat.

What is Amelia/Pudge?

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