Plot Elements
Character Types
Conflict
Points of View
Miscellaneous
100
The highest point of interest or suspense in a story.
What is the climax?
100
The "good guy" or main character.
What is the protagonist?
100
Define conflict.
What is the struggle between two opposing forces in a story?
100
I, we, me, my
What is first person?
100
The time and place of the action of a story.
What is the setting?
200
The series of related events that make up a story.
What is the plot?
200
A character who does not change throughout the story.
What is static?
200
Janey was torn between her desire for another cookie and her mother's anger if she ate them all.
What is internal conflict?
200
When the narrator only knows one character's thoughts (uses he, she, his, her)
What is third person limited?
200
When an author specifically tells you what a character is like (Karoline is hilarious).
What is direct characterization?
300
The beginning part of a story that introduces the characters, the setting, and the basic situation, as well as introduces problems or conflicts.
What is the exposition?
300
A character that only has one or two traits.
What is flat?
300
Casey crouched in the basement in fear of the coming tornado.
What is external conflict?
300
When the narrator knows more than one character's thoughts (uses they, them, he, she)
What is third person omniscient?
300
The events that lead up to the climax of the story.
What is the rising action?
400
A section of literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time.
What is flashback?
400
A character that has many traits, values and faults.
What is round?
400
Terrance knew he was in love with Alexis, but he also knew he would get fired if he ever told her.
What is internal conflict?
400
Joe walked down the street thinking about all the catering supplies he needed. He wasn't paying much attention and was about to cross the street when a car honked at him. "Wow.. that was close, I almost just got run over," he thought.
What is third person limited?
400
When an author gives hints about what a character is like, but does not specifically tell you. (No one ever went near her because if they did, their nose hairs fell out and they would pass out from the smell).
What is indirect characterization?
500
The use of clues to hint what will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
500
A character who changes throughout the story.
What is dynamic?
500
Mickey walked passed the group of boys on the sidewalk quickly - he didn’t want them to bully him like they always did.
What is external conflict?
500
Chelsey and Alicia were planning to go to dinner. "I really want Chinese food," Chelsey thought to herself. "I really want Mexican food," Alicia thought to herself. "So where do you want to eat?" Chelsey asked.
What is third person omniscient?
500
The point of view that Speak was told from.
What is first person?
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