Characters
Plot
Setting
Theme
Point of View
100
the main character in a work of fiction
What is the protagonist?
100
the turning point in the story; most suspenseful/intense part of action
What is the climax?
100
information is clearly stated
What is explicit?
100
definition of theme in 2 words (per Ms. Killian)
What is the lesson learned?
100
Person telling the story
What is narrator?
200
the person/force that opposesgoes "against" the main character
What is the antagonist?
200
the end of the story; not necessarily a happy ending
What is the resolution?
200
descriptive words and the way characters describe setting can establish this
What is atmosphere/mood?
200
In a fable, the theme is stated directly and is called a ____
What is moral?
200
One character is telling the story; uses pronoun "I", "me", etc
What is first person point-of-view?
300
this type of character stays the SAME; does NOT change
What is a static character?
300
part of the story when the conflict is introduced; tension/suspense increases
What is rising action?
300
This type of theme is NOT directly stated; you must use inferences or clues to figure out the setting
What is implicit?
300
To find the theme, you should closely examine the __________ of the story.
What is Title?
300
The perspective from which the story is being told is also known as _______ __ ______.
What is point of view?
400
this type of character CHANGES
What is a dynamic character?
400
following climax, issues begin to be settled
What is falling action?
400
setting provides these two pieces of information
What is time/place or when/where the story occurs?
400
Authors often use_________ __________, ________or __________ to convey the theme of the story.
What is repeated words/phrases/ideas?
400
the narrator is NOT a character in the story; refers to characters as "he", "she"
What is third person point of view?
500
this type of character has only one or two stereotypical characteristics
What is a flat character?
500
the beginning of the story; characters, setting are introduced
What is exposition?
500
these references to historical places/people/events can help establish setting
What is allusion?
500
To understand theme, readers may look for __________ in the main _____________.
What is changes in the main character?
500
the narrator is "all-knowing", i.e. knows all thoughts/feelings of all characters
What is omniscient point of view?
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