Plot Pyramid
This is the beginning of the story according to Freytag's pyramid.
What is the exposition?
James wants to be class president, but so does Jeremy.
Character vs. ...
What is character vs. character?
As Pennywise the clown came close, the children jumped backward.
What is indirect characterization?
The main character in a story.
Who is the protagonist?
This is when the author drops a hint about what is to come in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
This part of Freytag's pyramid is the most exciting part of the story and is also considered the turning point.
A hurricane destroys a family's home.
Character vs. ...
What is character vs. nature?
Lou has an amazing singing voice.
What is direct characterization?
The person or force that opposes the main character.
What is the antagonist?
When the author "flashes" to a moment in the story that takes place earlier in the story.
What is a flashback?
This part of Freytag's pyramid immediately follows the turning point. It's where the intensity of the story decreases and loose ends begin to be tied up.
What is the falling action?
Tommy wants to get a job, but the law says he is too young.
Character vs. ...
What is character vs. society?
The awkward couple walked down the beach.
What is direct characterization?
When we know a lot about a character.
What is a round character?
The author can set the mood of a story by describing this literary element with the five senses.
What is a setting?
According to Freytag's pyramid, this is when conflicts develop and we become more aware of the story.
What is the rising action?
A character wants to join the hockey team, but they are not sure they have what it takes.
Character vs. ...
What is character vs. self?
There was an old couple living near his house, and John is so-well caring that he helped them up the stairs every day.
What is direct characterizatoin?
A character that changes over the course of the story.
What is a dynamic character?
This is a message about life that the author wants to covey to the reader. It is more than one word.
What is a theme?
This part of Freytag's pyramid is the conclusion or end of the story. By this point, the conflict has been resolved.
What is the resolution?
Some conflicts are external, but others are internal.
This type of conflict is internal.
What is character vs. self?
When Mrs. Smith walked in the room, the students took their seats and listened for directions.
The type of characterization that applies to Mrs. Smith is...
What is indirect characterization?
A character that we don't know a lot about.
What is a flat character?
When the author "flashes" to a moment that takes place later in the story.
What is a flashforward?