Genres
Story Line
Characters
Story Elements
100
This fiction genre is set long ago or in the past
What is Historical Fiction
100

It occurs after the conflict. Tension and suspense are built here.

What is rising action?

100

The main character in the story is known as

What is the protaganist?

100

The people or other creatures that play parts in the story.

What are characters?

200

This genre might include dragons or wizards

What is Fantasy?

200

The most exciting part of the story. The turning point.

What is the climax?

200

Anyone or anything that works against the protagonist

What is an antagonist?

200
The environment, the time and the place
What is setting?
300

This genre probably includes clues, motives, and alibis

What is Mystery?

300
The Events in a story that occur after the climax
What is falling action?
300

A character that doesn't change over the course of the story.

What is a static character?

300

The message to the reader.

What is the theme?

400
This genre actually could happen but is made up
What is Realistic Fiction
400

The ending of a story where everything comes to a close.

What is the resolution?

400

The character that undergoes some major change in beliefs or personality over the course of the story.

What is a dynamic character?

400

The most important events in a story, in order

What is plot?

500

Very short (usually fantasy) stories told to teach a specific moral or lesson.

What are fables?

500

The part of the story where characters and setting are introduced

What is the exposition?

500

A character that readers know little about - often one dimensional.

What is a flat character?

500

The problem in the story

What is conflict

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