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This is the most intense moment in a story. It can be either an action or a mental decision, and is usually a turning point for character(s).
What is CLIMAX?
This type of conflict could involve a deep-sea fisherman getting stuck in a violent storm.
What is MAN VS. NATURE?
For this point of view, the narrator is a character who speaks using the words, "I" and "me".
What is FIRST PERSON?
This literary element is defined by the time and place of a story.
What is SETTING?
The dramatic struggle between two forces in a story.
What is a Conflict?
This is the beginning of a story. It establishes the setting (time & place) and introduces main characters.
What is EXPOSITION?
In this type of conflict, a character might battle his own conscience as he decides what is right and what is wrong.
What is MAN VS. SELF?
The message or moral of the story
What is Theme?
This character is the main character of the story, the one with whom the reader identifies.
Who is the Protagonist?
This is when an author hints at or suggests events that might come later in the story.
What is FORESHADOWING?
This term refers to the events, conflicts, or crises that lead up to the climax.
What is RISING ACTION?
This type of conflict could involve two characters competing for the same job.
What is MAN VS. MAN?
Interrupts the normal sequence of events to tell about something that happened in the past
What is Flashback?
The person, animals, and things participating in a story.
What is character?
This is the emotional atmosphere that we feel when we read a story, usually created by aspects of the setting.
What is MOOD?
This part of a story includes all of the events following the climax. The main character might experience more conflict, but usually the end is inevitable.
What is FALLING ACTION?
This type of conflict could involve two neighbors feuding over their property line.
What is MAN VS. MAN?
The type of point of view in this passage: "The fear crept up my spine. I was terrified."
What is FIRST PERSON?
This takes place in a character's mind.
What is Internal Conflict?
An outside force that may be a person, group, animal, nature, or a nonhuman obstacle
What is External Conflict?
This comes at the end of the story. The author ties up loose ends (unless it is a cliffhanger!) and character(s) usually end up triumphant or defeated.
What is RESOLUTION?
In this type of conflict, a character might stand up against his community to defend something he believes in.
What is MAN VS. SOCIETY?
Using a specific objects or images to represent ideas
What is Symbolism?
This character is in opposition with the main character.
Who is the antagonist?
Ms. Dotie's husband's occupation.
What is a Firefighter?