Types, Theme & Setting
This kind of story uses imagined characters or events.
What is fiction?
This character type stays mostly the same throughout a story.
What is a static character?
In this point of view, the narrator is a character and uses “I” or “we.”
What is "first person"?
This plot stage introduces the characters, setting, and situation.
What is exposition?
Percy Jackson is the central character whose story readers follow.
Who is the protagonist?
This literary term means the time and place where a story happens.
What is the setting?
This type of characterization tells readers directly what a character is like.
What is direct characterization?
This kind of conflict happens within a character’s own mind or heart.
What is internal conflict?
This storytelling tool gives readers hints about something that may happen later.
Percy tells his story using “I,” making this the novel’s point of view.
What is first person?
This kind of writing tells about real people, events, or information.
What is nonfiction?
This character type changes in an important way during a story.
What is a dynamic character?
A character struggles against a blizzard. This is an example of this conflict type.
What is "man vs nature"?
This plot stage is the turning point or most intense moment.
What is the climax?
The novel includes Greek gods, monsters, and myths in a modern-day adventure. This is a reference to well-known people, characters, and stories.
What is allusion?
This kind of imagined story takes place in a real time in the past, often including real historical events.
What is historical fiction?
This character type has several traits, feelings, or motivations and seems complex
What is a round character?
This point of view uses “he,” “she,” “they,” or character names and reveals the thoughts of one character.
What is third person limited?
This storytelling tool takes the story back to an earlier time.
What is a flashback?
The journey includes dangers and obstacles outside Percy, such as threatening creatures. This is an example of this broad type of conflict.
What is external conflict?
This is the message or lesson about life that a story develops
What is the theme?
This is how an author helps readers understand a character, using direct statements or clues such as actions, words, and thoughts.
What is characterization?
A character challenges unfair rules or expectations in their community. This is an example of this conflict type.
What is "man vs society"?
This plot stage shows where things stand after the main conflict is resolved or brought to an ending.
What is resolution?
Across the story, Percy learns more about himself and grows in confidence and responsibility. This character type changes in an important way.
What is a dynamic character?