Who is telling the story?
PLOT
Important Story Pieces
Characterization
Author's Choice/Other
100
What literary term can be defined as the person telling the story?
What is the narrator?
100
The part of the plot where the greatest action or suspense occurs is known as what?
What is the climax?
100
What literary term is defined as a person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work?
What is a character?
100

The writer allows the reader to draw his/her conclusions as to what a character is like, based on the appearances, words, actions, and interactions with other characters.

What is indirect characterization?

100
Anything that stands for or represents something else is known as what literary term? Example: the word "Game" in "The Most Dangerous Game"
What is a symbol?
200
The view from which a story is being told is known as what literary term?
What is point of view?
200
The part of the plot where the action begins is known as what?
What is the rising action?
200
The time and place of the action in a literary work is known as what?
What is the setting?
200

a reason that explains or partially explains a character’s thoughts, feelings, actions, or speech.

What is motivation?

200
The writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject defines what literary term?
What is tone?
300
When a character in the story tells the story, this is which point of view?
What is first person point of view?
300
The part of the plot where the action is starting to come to a close is known as what?
What is the falling action?
300
What literary term can be defined as the sequence of events in a literary work?
What is the plot?
300

– the main character in a literary work who has to solve the conflict.

What is protagonist?

300

– a character who changes over the course of a story

What is a dynamic character?

400
When an unknown person outside of the story tells the story from a limited viewpoint, this is what point of view?
What is third person point of view?
400
The part of the plot where all "loose ends" are tied up and the problem(s) have been solved is known as what?
What is the resolution?
400
Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses is known as what?
What is sensory imagery?
400

the quality of a character; what a character is like.

What is character trait?

400
A character that shows only one trait (like Mrs. Mitty) is known as what?
What is a flat character?
500
When a person outside the story tells the story and seems all-knowing, this is known as which point of view?
What is omniscient point of view?
500
The part of the plot where the characters, setting, and conflict are introduced is known as what?
What is the exposition?
500
The central message or insight to life revealed through a literary work is the definition of which literary term?
What is theme.
500

a character or force in conflict with a main character

What is antagonist?

500

A character that shows many different traits--faults as well as virtues is known as what?

What is a round character?

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