Characters
The people who take part in the action of a story, novel, or drama.
What are characters?
The moment when the reader's interest and emotional intensity reach the highest point. The "turning point."
What is the Climax?
The narrator only sees into the mind of one character in a story.
What is Third Person Limited?
The sequence of events in a story.
She felt guilty about how she responded to her mother's criticism of her outfit. This is an example of...
What is internal conflict?
The main character of a narrative or drama.
Who is the protagonist?
Events in a story that moves the plot along by adding complications or expanding the conflict. Builds suspense and leads to the turning point in a story.
Rising Action
The all-knowing point of view. The narrator sees into the minds of more than one character.
What is Third Person Omniscient?
The time and place of action in a story.
What is the setting?
The tornado was coming in fast and we just had time to dive into the cellar. This is an example of...
The principal character in opposition to the main character.
Who is the antagonist?
This sets the tone, establishes the setting, introduces the characters, and gives the reader important background information.
What is the exposition?
The story is told by a narrative voice outside the action, not by one of the characters.
What is Third Person Point of View?
The problem or struggle between opposing forces in a written work.
What is conflict?
A little girl has been looking for her lost dog. She hears a bark coming from around the corner, and she looks around to see . . . is an example of...
What is the climax?
He is the protagonist in a popular book series about wizards.
Who is Harry Potter?
Events that happen after the turning point of a story. They lead to the ending of the conflict.
Falling Action
The method of narrating a short story, novel, narrative poem, or work of nonfiction.
What is Point of View?
The main idea or message in a work of literature.
Kim was angry at her brother Brandon for stealing her peanut butter and jelly sandwiches from the fridge before school. To teach him a lesson, she loaded hers with hot sauce. Sure enough, at lunch, Brandon’s eyes began watering and he asked her, “What did you do to this sandwich?” “Teach you a lesson!” she replied. Brandon never stole another sandwich again. This is an example of...
What is resolution?
He is the antagonist in the Star Wars movies.
Who is Darth Vader?
Resolution
Ray ran down the hall screaming. He thought to himself, "Why just why do I always end up in these positions?" Emma followed close behind in an obvious state of terror. The point of view is...
What is Third Person Limited?
It is 5am on a cold winter morning and Lucy ran down the stairs to find dozens of gifts underneath the tree. This is an example of...
What is the setting?