Setting
The time and place in which a story happens.
What is setting?
The feeling or atmosphere that the reader experiences while reading a story.
What is mood?
Details that describe what a character or reader can see, hear, smell, taste, or feel.
What are sensory details?
The sequence of events that make up a story.
What is plot?
A character repeatedly helps younger students, even when no one is watching. The author never directly calls the character "kind." This is an example of this type of characterization.
Who is the protagonist?
What are the two main parts of setting?
An author uses words such as "dark," "whispered," "shadows," and "crept" to create this type of mood.
What is an eerie, suspenseful, or frightening mood?
"The thunder shook the windows and the rain pounded against the roof." These sensory details appeal primarily to this sense.
What is hearing/sound?
The part of the plot that introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation.
What is exposition?
The character, group, or force that opposes the protagonist and creates obstacles.
Who is the antagonist?
A story takes place in a small town during the summer of 1960. These details describe this narrative element.
What is setting?
"Sunlight poured through the windows as birds chirped outside and children raced across the field." The author is most likely creating this mood.
What is a cheerful, peaceful, or joyful mood?
"The warm bread gave off a buttery aroma, and its crispy crust crackled between his teeth." The author uses these senses.
What are smell, touch, and taste?
A character discovers that their best friend has been lying to them. From this point forward, the character tries to discover the truth, and the problem becomes increasingly complicated. This section of the plot is most likely this.
What is rising action?
A character is struggling to decide whether to tell the truth or protect their friend. This is an example of this type of conflict.
What is internal conflict?
An author changes the setting from a bright, crowded school cafeteria to an empty classroom late at night. The change is most likely intended to do this.
What is change in atmosphere or mood?
Two stories describe the same rainy night. One uses words such as "cozy," "gentle," and "peaceful," while the other uses "violent," "howling," and "threatening." This demonstrates that authors can use this to create different moods.
What is word choice?
Instead of writing, "The cafeteria was gross," an author writes, "The sour smell of spoiled milk filled the room while sticky food clung to the tables." This revision is more effective because it does this.
What is use sensory details to make the description more vivid?
A character finally confronts the person who has been causing problems throughout the story. This confrontation determines what will happen next. This event is most likely this part of the plot.
What is climax?
A character is trying to escape from someone who is chasing them through a forest. This is an example of this type of conflict.
What is external conflict?
In a story, a character is stranded in the wilderness with no food, shelter, or way to contact anyone. The setting creates this because the environment makes survival difficult.
What is conflict?
A character enters an abandoned house. The author describes the smell of rotting wood, a cold draft against the character's skin, and footsteps coming from upstairs. These details primarily work together to create this.
What is a suspenseful or frightening mood?
An author describes a character walking through a forest by writing about damp leaves beneath their shoes, the smell of pine, distant owl calls, and moonlight between the trees. The author is using sensory details primarily to accomplish this.
What is help the reader visualize and experience the setting?
A story begins with a character wanting to win a competition. Throughout the story, they face increasingly difficult challenges. They finally compete in the championship, discover what matters more than winning, and return home with a new perspective. This description demonstrates how these events work together to form this.
What is plot?
In a story, the protagonist wants to leave their hometown but feels guilty about abandoning their family. At the same time, their parent refuses to let them leave. These are the two types of conflict occurring simultaneously.
What are internal and external conflict?