Versus
He fought a Grizzly bear for his girlfriend.
What is Person vs. Nature?
A series of events that lead up to the climax.
What is Rising Action?
Main character(s) that drives the story.
Who is the protagonist?
The author's attitude toward a subject or a character.
She did not know what she wanted to do, play games at home by herself or go out with her friends.
What is Person vs. Self?
A series of events that wind down to the resolution.
What is Falling Action?
Characters who opposes or rivals the main character(s).
Who is the antagonist?
The author places these details within the story so the reader knows more about the character.
What is Direct Characterization?
Darcy plays online chess from time to time. She was so upset at losing a master class match against the computer that she threw her laptop across the room.
What is Person vs. Technology?
The beginning of the story that introduces the main characters, the setting, and the conflict.
What is the Exposition?
What is the setting?
These details are inferred about the characters in a story.
What is Indirect Characterization?
FIGHT! Two boys are fighting in the cafeteria over the idea that the world is flat. Boy, are they in for some detention.
What is Person vs. Person?
The most exciting and intense part of the story.
What is the Climax?
The perspective from which the story is told.
What is Point of View?
The BIG PICTURE or the MESSAGE learned from the story. This could also be referred to as moral or life lesson.
What is the Theme?
Shrek struggles against all human beings about the stereotypes used against him for being an ogre.
What is Person vs. Society?
The solutions of the main conflict of the story.
What is the Resolution?
The feelings the readers gets from the story.
What is the Mood?
The parts of plot mountain in order.
What is Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution?