Character
Short Stories
100

What we call a "main character".

The Protagonist

100

The events in a story are the...

Plot

200

What we call the force opposing the main character.

The Antagonist.

200

The time and place a story occurs in is...

The setting

300

A character who never changes is...

Static

300
We see through a character's eyes.

Point of view

400

A character with many personality traits is...

Round

400

The type of language that helps us understand the world and the characters

Descriptive language

500

We know something about a character because of their thoughts.

Indirect characterization.

500

A story can usually be mapped onto...

(Hint: Introduction, rising action, climax, falling action...)

Freytag's Pyramid

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