Introduces the characters and establishes the main conflict.
What is Exposition
100
Used as replacements or substitutes for nouns and noun phrases.
What is Pronoun
100
The method of character development in which the author simply tells what the character is like.
What is Direct Characterization
100
An interruption of the action to present a scene that took place at an earlier time.
What is Flashback
100
Ideas and feelings associated with the word as opposed to it's dictionary definition.
What is Connotation
200
A related series of events in a literary plot that build toward the greatest point of interest.
What is Rising Action
200
A person, a place, a thing, or an idea.
What is Noun
200
The process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.
What is Indirect Characterization
200
When a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story.
What is Foreshadowing
200
Is the noun or pronoun to which a personal pronoun refers.
What is Antecedent
300
The point of maximum interest. The conflict is resolved and the outcome of plot becomes clear.
What is Climax
300
More than one.
What is Plural
300
Central character in a story, play, or novel.
What is Protagonist
300
A word's dictionary definition.
What is Denotation
400
The action in the story starts to slow down.
What is Falling Action
400
Expresses an action, condition, or state of being.
What is Verb
400
Force working against the main character.
What is Antagonist
400
Presented by a single character, most often to express their mental thoughts aloud, though sometimes also to directly adress another character or the audience.
What is Monologue
400
Word's that characters speak a loud.
What is Dialogue
500
Loose ends are tied up and the story is brought to a close.
What is Resolution
500
Comparison of two things that have some quality in common.
What is Metaphor
500
All the techniques writers use to create and develop characters.