main character or focal character in a story, often a good or heroic type
Who is the protagonist
100
the struggle found in fiction
What is conflict
100
This tells us the basic situation: who the characters are, their environment (SETTING), and what they want. This is where we find out about the CONFLICT of the story.
What is exposition
100
hints or clues that a writer uses to suggest what will happen next in the story
What is foreshadowing
100
the vantage point from which a story is told
What is point of view
200
the place and time frame in which a story takes place
What is the setting
200
man versus self represents this type of struggle
What is internal
200
This is the story’s emotional or suspenseful moment. This is when the situation is altered and the conflict is decided one way or another.
What is climax
200
the process of revealing the personality of a character in a story
What is characterization
200
the ALL KNOWING point of view
What is omniscient
300
This type of character changes as a result of the story’s events
What is a dynamic character
300
Internal conflict takes place in the character's ______.
What is mind
300
This part of the plot occurs right before the climax.
What is the complication (rising action)
300
a narrative technique that allows a writer to present past events during current events, in order to provide background for the current narration
What is flashback
300
one of the characters is actually telling the story, using the personal pronoun “I”
What is first person point of view
400
person or force that works against the hero of a story
Who is the antagonist
400
Rainsford vs. Zaroff represents this form of conflict
What is man vs. man
400
The _________, or resolution, is when the loose ends of the story are tied up. The story is closed.
What is the dénouement
400
makes the characters seem real to the reader or audience by revealing firsthand their thoughts, responses, and emotional states
What is dialogue
400
use of pronoun “HE” or “SHE”
What is third person point of view
500
a character one who does not change much in the course of a work
What is a static character
500
Man vs. nature is an example of this type of conflict
What is external conflict
500
the events leading up the story’s ending
What is the falling action
500
This form of characterization lets us know about the character by letting us hear the character speak through dialogue
What is indirect characterization.
500
his narrator is NOT in the story, rather, they stand above the action like a god