Definitions 1
Time and place of a story
What is setting?
Overexaggerating something for the sake of emphasis
This is the most action happens in a story
This is the overall problem in a story
What is conflict?
This is the lens through which a story is told.
What is point-of-view?
Comparing two things without using like or as
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two things using like or as
What is a simile?
Here contains all of the background information we need to know to understand the story
What is exposition?
In this kind of fight, we have two people pitted against one another who represent two opposite views
What is man vs. man?
When we look through this window, we are doing so through the eyes of the protagonist
What is first-person point of view?
The use of descriptive language to create a picture in the reader's mind
What is imagery?
This is the feeling a piece of writing creates in a reader.
What is mood?
This portion of the pyramid contains most of the story and leads up to what everyone remembers
What is rising action?
In this kind of quarrel, man finds himself struggling to survive against the forces of Mother Earth
What is man vs. nature?
Through this window, we have a narrator who doesn't know everything
What is third person limited?
This type of character doesn't change much throughout the story
What is a static character?
This kind of character goes through many changes throughout a story
This could be seen as the shortest leg of the pyramid as everything is resolved.
What is falling action?
This dispute sees one man fighting against an unjust civilization
What is man vs. society?
Through this window, we see the story through the eyes of a narrator who knows all
What is third person omniscent?
The use of an object to convey a deeper meaning
What is symbolism?
This is the way the author feels about the subject matter in a story
What is tone?
This is the singular point in a story where it begins
What is the inciting incident?
The friction here is more about one person and conflicting ideas.
What is man vs. self?
No one uses this window to look through because of it's clunky and unorthodox writing style
What is second-person point of view?