This device uses clues that hint as to things that will happen later in the plot.
What is "foreshadowing"?
100
This is the underlying focus of the story, something the writer wants the reader to discover.
You must also create one for The Things They Carried.
What is "theme"?
100
This is the main character who sets the plot in motion
What is protagonist
100
This is the series of events building to the point of greatest interest, or climax.
What is Rising Action
100
This is an imitation of a serious work for humor. Give an example.
What is "parody"?
200
This is the voice in which the story is told.
What is "point of view"?
200
This happens when authors use descriptive words and adjectives to create a certain feeling in the reader of the story. Ex. ominous, happy, sad, etc. Setting often helps create this in the reader.
What is "mood"?
200
This is the character who blogs the main character
What is antagonist?
200
The part of the plot after the climax has been reached and the resolution of the conflict has occurred
What is falling action?
200
These are the four of the five types of external conflict
What is person vs. person, person vs. machine, person vs. nature, person vs. society, person vs. supernatural?
300
This type of point of view uses I, we, and us. The narrator is an actual character in the story.
What is "first person"?
300
The attitude the author conveys about his/her subject through his/her choice of words. Ex. serious, lighthearted, bitter, angry, sarcastic
What is "tone"?
300
These types of characters change over time
What are dynamic or round characters?
300
The central problem around which a story revolves
What is conflict?
300
The solution to the conflict in a story, also called the denoument
What is resolution?
400
This type of point of view uses names of characters and he, him, she, her, they, and them.
What is "third person"?
400
This is a narrative in which characters and settings stand for abstract ideas and moral qualities. Characters and places may have names that indicate the more abstract ideas fro which they stand.
What is "Allegory"?
400
These characters are not very well developed and don't change over time
What are flat characters?
400
This type of conflict occurs within a person or character
What is internal conflict?
400
The time and place where the story takes place
What is setting?
500
This type of point of view is rare and uses YOU.
What is "second person"?
500
This kind of statement at first seems to contradict itself or be untrue, but on closer inspection, the statement actually makes sense and is quite true. Ex. "A little learning is a dangerous thing."
What is "paradox"?
500
The series of events that make up the story
What is plot?
500
These are the five parts of plot in order
What is Exposition, Conflict, Complications, Climax, Resolution?
500
The part of a work of fiction where readers learn about the characters and the conflicts they experience. Also called the "basic situation"