Characters
This is a fictional person who plays a part in a story
Who is a character?
The chain of events in a story that leads to its ending.
What is plot?
Where and when a story happens.
What is the setting?
Words spoken by characters, shown with quotation marks.
What is dialogue or a quotation?
The person who writes a book, story, or article.
Who is the author?
The reason a character does something; it can be what the character wants or feels.
What is motive?
The first event or thing that happens; a specific occurrence in a story.
What is an event?
The overall feeling or atmosphere the author creates (for example: happy, scary, sad).
What is mood?
Words or phrases that help the reader picture characters or settings (pictures in words).
What is imagery?
The author’s specific reason for writing a book — to inform, entertain, or persuade.
What is the author's purpose?
The person who tells the story in his or her own words; sometimes also a character in the story.
Who is the narrator?
The struggle between characters or forces at the center of the story.
What is conflict?
A long story that often has a complex plot and many characters; often has a setting that changes.
What is a novel?
When an author writes so something seems real and not romanticized; shows life as it really is.
What is realism?
The feeling given by the author's voice; the attitude the author uses in writing (for example: humorous or formal).
What is tone?
The personality or way a character speaks and acts that makes them different from other people in the story.
What is character voice or traits?
The outcome of the novel’s main conflict; the turning point toward the end.
What is the climax?
The speed at which a story moves forward — how fast or slow events happen.
What is pace?
A word or object that stands for or represents something else (e.g., a heart for love).
What is a symbol?
A short reading at the start of a book that presents or explains the story or sets the scene.
What is an introduction?
A short description in the text that helps the reader imagine how a character looks or acts.
What is description?
The order in which story events happen; putting events in the right order.
What is sequence or chronological order?
A short part of a book you might read aloud that shows a scene, idea, or event — often used to show setting or mood.
What is a passage?
The special way a writer uses language to share ideas and emotions; the writer’s personal style.
What is style or voice?
The central meaning or main idea of a story — the lesson or message the story shows.
What is the theme or moral?