When the reader learns about the characters, setting, etc.
What is exposition?
200
Identify the setting in this paragraph:
Once upon a time in a beautiful far away place, there was a princess named Ariel who lived in Atlantis which was under the sea.
What is Atlantis?
200
Uses the pronouns "he," "she," and "they."
What is third person point-of-view?
200
A tornado comes into town and everyone needs to evacuate.
What is character versus nature?
200
The acronym to remember indirect characterization.
What is STEAL?
200
The problems of the characters are solved.
What is the resolution?
300
Identify the setting in this paragraph:
Erika was wandering in the hallways of the university. It was the year 1966 where the USA was wild.
What is 1966 and hallways of the university in the USA?
300
Uses the pronoun "you."
What is second person point-of-view?
300
Melissa speeds because she disagrees with the traffic laws.
What is character versus society?
300
When an author openly tells the reader character traits.
What is direct characterization?
300
When the reader learns about different events leading up to the climax.
What is rising action?
400
What you should think to yourself when you are trying to describe the setting.
What is what does this place look like?
400
Which point-of-view is hardly ever used in literature?
What is second person point-of-view?
400
All Herbert wants is to be on the football team this year but he does not know if he can do it or not.
What is character versus self?
400
When the reader needs to infer character traits about a character.
What is indirect characterization?
400
The characters must deal with the events that occur after the climax.
What is the falling action?
500
How do authors express setting?
What are showing readers by using adjectives?
500
Name all the point-of-views.
What is first person, second person, and third person point-of-view?
500
The four types of conflict.
What is character versus character, character versus self, character versus nature, and character versus society.
500
What each letter in the acronym STEAL stands for.
What are S for Speech, T for Thoughts, E for Effects on Others, A for Actions, and L for Looks.
500
The most exciting aspect of the story and the characters have to deal with a conflict.