Setting
Characters
Point of View
Plot
Miscellaneous
100
Time and Place
What is setting?
100
The good guy.
What is the protagonist?
100
Who is telling the story.
What is point of view?
100
The beginning of the story.
What is exposition?
100
The action after the climax.
What is the falling action?
200
Furniture, Scenery, Customs, Transportation, Clothing, etc.
What are details that describe setting?
200
The bad guy.
What is the antagonist?
200
A character that describes what he/she personally experiences, feels, and observes; uses "I" and "me."
What is first person?
200
The series of events that lead to the climax.
What is the rising action?
200
A conflict between the main character and a larger group such as society.
What is man vs. society?
300
Location
What is place?
300
Information about a character.
What is characterization?
300
Someone outside of the story that describes one character's experiences, feelings, and motivations; uses "he" or "she."
What is third person limited?
300
The dramatic stuggle between two forces in a story.
What is conflict?
300
A hint or clue about what will happen in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
400
Day, History, Era
What is time?
400
A conflict between the main character and another character.
What is man vs. man?
400
Someone who describes all of the characters' feelings, experiences, and motivations; uses "he" or "she."
What is third person omniscient?
400
The turning point of a story; the most intense moment.
What is the climax?
400
The message or moral of the story; the big idea.
What is theme?
500
Mood, Weather, Feelings
What is atmosphere?
500
Physical appearance of character, personality, background/personal history, etc.
What are factors in analyzing a character?
500
Records only what is seen and heard; dialogue.
What is objective point of view?
500
The conclusion of a story.
What is the resolution?
500
Courage, loneliness, love, truth, etc.
What are examples of themes?
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