Plot Structure
This is the into part of the story, Gives setting, sets conflict, introduces characters.
Exposition
A character struggles to survive in the wilderness.
Person vs. Nature
Time and place of a story
Setting
A fully developed character
Round Character
Uses the pronoun I and Me.
1st person POV
The biggest chunk of the story, filled with conflict, suspense, and excitement.
Rising Action
Conflict within a character
Internal Conflict
Person or Animal who appears in a story.
Character
Writer tells us exactly what a character is like.
Direct Characterization
Bonus!!!
Who is Micky Mouses' girlfriend?
Minnie Mouse
The high point in the story.
Climax
Conflict between a character and outside forces.
External Conflict
The Main Idea or Moral of the story
Theme
Character changes throughout the story
Dynamic Character
Only knows the thoughts and feelings of one person.
3rd person Limited
Part of the story following the climax, explains how the conflict was solved.
Falling Action
Character struggles against laws, traditions, rules.
Person vs. Society
Sequence of events and actions that form the narrative of a story.
Plot
A Character that does not change throughout the story
Static Character
The "God Perspective"
3rd Person Omniscient
This is the clarification, solution, or outcome of the story.
Resolution
A character is torn between personal choices.
Person vs. Self
The emotional feeling or atmosphere that a work creates for the reader
Mood
Background character, don't know much about them.
Flat Character
Rare, uses pronouns you, your, and yourself
2nd Person POV