Literary Devices
Plot Pyramid
Name that Horror Genre Tool
5 Paragraph Essays
Theme
100
The way a reader feels is called
What is mood?
100

The event that causes the rising action, or the conflict.

What is the inciting event?

100

A creepy description of the place?

What is Eerie Setting?

100
The first paragraph of the essay.
What is the introductory paragraph?
100
The definition of Theme
What is the lesson or the moral of the story?
200
This is the definition of Theme
What is the message or lesson of a narrative?
200

These are the events that develop the conflict.

What is the Rising Action?

200

Something that cannot be explained

What is Mystery?

200

The second, third and fourth paragraphs in an essay  are called this.

What are body paragraphs?

200
When a theme is created through characters, it is called this.
What is character development?
300

These are words or phrases that describe how things look, feel, taste, smell and sound like

What is Sensory Imagery?

300

These are the events that show how things are better or worse now that the conflict is solved.

What is the Resolution?

300

A question that goes without an answer to keep the reader guessing

What is Unanswered questions?

300
The final paragraph of an essay is called this.
What is a conclusion paragraph?
300
When a theme is developed through plot, it is called this.
What is conflict development?
400

These are characters who change throughout the story.

What is a Dynamic Character?

400

This is when the conflict is directly addressed or solved.

What is the Climax?

400

The feeling that something bad is about to happen

What is Ominous Mood?

400
The two parts of an introductory paragraph are called this.
What are argument and context?
400
This is not a theme statement: Faith. Why?
Because it is not a full sentence
500
This is the person that creates the conflict.
Who is the antagonist?
500

These are the three ways that a conflict is developed.

Worse, Better or more complicated

500

The feeling that you do not know what will happen, and you want to keep reading to find out.

What is suspense?

500
The four parts of a body paragraph are called this.
What are topic sentence, evidence, explanation and analysis?
500
The reason "Katniss learns the value of humanity" is not a theme is because
It does not apply to all people
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