Plot
What is the visual representation of a plot called?
What includes the place, time period, and any other background information?
What are the people, animals, and/or things in the story called?
The Characters
What is a struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces called?
A Conflict
This is the position from which a narrator sees and understands what is happening.
The Point of View
The Exposition
The Protagonist
The part of the plot where the story comes to a reasonable ending.
The Resolution
A type of conflict that takes places within a character's own mind.
An Internal Conflict
This point of view is where the narrator is not a character in the story and is "all-knowing." This type of narrator can read every character's feelings, motives, and thoughts.
3rd Person Omniscient
The Rising Action
This is the turning point of the story. Where the main character comes face to face with a major conflict, main character will change in some way, and main problem will be solved in one way or another.
The Climax
This is the part of plot where all loose ends are tied up. The conflicts and climax are take care of.
The Falling Action
An External Conflict
This point of view involves the use of either of the two pronouns "I" and "we."
First Person Point of View
The character who is in conflict with the protagonist in some way; the "bad guy."
The Antagonist
When the character stays the same throughout the story.
A type of conflict where a character faces a challenge in the natural environment.
Character vs. Nature
A type of conflict in which a character has problem with another character
Character vs. Character
This point of view uses pronouns like "he", "she", "it", "they" or a name.
Third Person Point of View
When the character changes in some way throughout the story.
A Dynamic Character
This is an event that kicks off the action in story.
The Inciting Incident
A type of conflict where a character faces a problem in his/her own head.
Character vs. Self
A type of conflict where a character faces some unfairness in his/her community.
Character vs. Society
This point of view is where the narrator is not a character in the story and talks about the characters. The narrator has a limited perspective and can only read one character's mind, feelings, and motive