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The events leading up to the climax, where the problem is building?
The rising action.
The people, animals, or things in a story
Characters
The end of the story where loose ends are tied up?
The resolution.
A struggle between a character and an outside force?
External Conflict
The when and where in a story.
Setting
The highest point of tension in a plot is the
What is the climax
The narrator IS NOT a character in the story
3rd person POV
Events after the climax, leading to the resolution?
The falling action.
What is 1st person POV?
The narrator is a character in the story.
The perspective from which the story is told? (first person, second person, third person)
Point of View
Starts the the conflict; sets the story in motion.
The inciting incident.
When the narrator uses the pronoun "you." Used for giving directions and/or offering advice.
2nd person point of view
Where background information is presented to the reader - like who the characters are, what is the setting, what is the problem?
The exposition
Define the word theme?
the message woven throughout the story
The events that make up a story
Plot
What is direct characterization ?
Author tells you about the personality traits of a character
What is the Protagonist?
"good guy" or main character.
What is the antagonist?
bad guy" or the person getting in the way of the protagonist.
What is Fiction?
Writing that is created from the imagination.
What is NON fiction?
Writing that is based on facts.
What is the purpose of the falling action?
Loose ends are being tied up and the conflict is being resolved.
Another word for narrative?
A story!
What is the struggle between a character's emotions, values, desires, traits and interests that might stop them from achieving their goal?
Internal Conflict
What is Dialogue
The words the character says.
What is Indirect Characterization
You have to infer the personality of a character.