Plot Structure
Short Story Terms
Poetry Terms
Examples
Facts about Ms.Watts
100

What do we call the beginning of a story where characters and setting are introduced?

Exposition

100

What is the term for the person or force working against the main character?

Antagonist

100

What do we call a group of lines in a poem?

Stanza

100

“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”
What literary device is this an example of?

Hyperbole

100

What university does Ms.Watts attend?

UFV

200

What is the turning point or most exciting moment in a story called?

Climax

200

What is the struggle that occurs within the heart or mind of a character?

Internal Conflict

200

What is the name of the poem that has a three-line Japanese form with a 5-7-5 syllable structure?

Haiku

200

“The wind whispered through the trees.”
What literary device is being used?

Personification

200

What sport does Ms.Watts coach?

Volleyball

300

What part of the plot shows the problems starting to build?

Rising Action

300

What point of view uses the pronouns “I,” “me,” and “we”?

First-Person

300

What is a poem with a visual image is created using the words?

Concrete

300

“They walked into the room.” 

What type of point of view is being used?

Third-person

300

What sport does Ms.Watts currently play?

Soccer

400

What is the name for the main problem or struggle the character faces?

Conflict

400

What is the name of a character who changes throughout the story?

Dynamic Character

400

What type of poem uses the first letters of each line to spell a word?

Acrostic

400

“He ran into the fire to save the dog.”

What type of characterization is this?

Indirect 

400

What holiday was Ms.Watts born on?

Easter

500

What is the pivotal event, decision, or discovery that disrupts a protagonist's "normal" life and kicks off the main story conflict?

Inciting Incident

500

What is the name of a character who has only one or two personality traits?

Flat Character

500

What is the term for the rhythm pattern in poetry created by stressed and unstressed syllables?

Meter

500

“The classroom was a zoo.”
What literary device is being used?

Metaphor

500

What is Ms.Watts' minor in university?

History

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