The time and place where the events of a story take place.
What is the setting
100
The moment of highest drama and tension in a narrative, in which the main conflict is confronted fully.
What is the climax
100
A type of speech or writing that breaks away from the literal meaning in order to create a special effect or meaning.
What is figurative language
100
The term we use to describe the main character or principle actor in a narrative, the person with whom the reader most closely relates.
What is the protagonist
200
A spoken conversation between two or more people; it helps bring the story to life.
What is (external) dialogue
200
This is the beginning of the story when you learn about the setting, characters, and situation.
What is the exposition
200
A comparison that is made between two unrelated things using the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile
200
A character in a narrative who is opposed to the protagonist or protagonists; a villain.
What is the antagonist
300
The central struggle or tension within a narrative that shapes the plot and drives the action forward.
What is conflict
300
The point in the story arc where the main conflict is introduced and the tension begins to build.
What is the rising action
300
A comparison that is made between two unrelated things that does not use the words "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor
300
The move a writer makes when beginning a new paragraph.
What is indenting
400
The internal thoughts or feelings of a character.
What is internal dialogue
400
The point in the story arc where the characters have faced the main conflict and events begin falling into place.
What is the falling action
400
A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given
to an animal or an object. (Example: "The wind whispered through the window.")
What is personification
400
The emotions that a narrative makes a reader feel.
What is the mood
500
Details that include sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell.
What are sensory details
500
The final step in the story arc in which all loose ends of the narrative are tied up and the story concludes.
What is the resolution
500
The following sentence contains these two types of figurative language:
"The book came flapping like a wounded duck and fell at Jeffrey's feet." -Maniac McGee
What are personification and simile
500
The emotional voice that an author brings to a narrative.