Plot Diagram
Point of View

Story Elements & Misc.
Literary Terms
Irony & Misc.
100
Exposition
What is THE FIRST STAGE OF A PLOT IN A TYPICAL STORY
100
Point of View
What is THE METHOD OF NARRATION USED IN WRITING
100
Setting
What is THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE ACTION OF A STORY
100
Mood
What is THE FEELING OR ATMOSPHERE A WRITER CREATES FOR THE READER
100
Verbal Irony
What is WHEN SOMEONE KNOWINGLY EXAGGERATES OR USES SARCASM
200
Climax
What is THE POINT OF MAXIMUM INTEREST AND TENSION.
200
First Person POV
What is THE NARRATOR IS A CHARACTER IN THE STORY; USES "I" OR "ME"
200
Conflict
What is A STRUGGLE BETWEEN 2 OPPOSING FORCES. EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL.
200
Imagery
What is DESCRIPTIVE WORDS AND PHRASES THAT RE-CREATE SENSORY IMAGES FOR THE READER. APPEALS TO THE 5 SENSES.
200
Dramatic Irony
What is WHERE THE READER OR VIEWER KNOWS SOMETHING THAT A CHARACTER DOESN'T KNOW
300
Resolution
What is THE CONCLUSION OF THE PLOT
300
Third Person Limited POV
What is THE NARRATOR TELLS ONLY WHAT 1 CHARACTER THINKS, FEELS OR OBSERVES.
300
Theme
What is THE AUTHOR'S MESSAGE OR THE LESSON BEHIND THE STORY
300
Falling Action
What is FOLLOWS THE CLIMAX AND SHOWS THE RESULTS OF WHAT HAPPENED AT THE CLIMAX
300
Situational Irony
What is WHEN A READER OR CHARACTER EXPECTS SOMETHING BUT THE OPPOSITE HAPPENS OR EXISTS
400
Rising Action
What is THE STAGE IN THE PLOT WHERE THE CONFLICT DEVELOPS AND STORY EVENTS BUILD TOWARD A CLIMAX
400
Third Person Omniscient POV
What is ALL-KNOWING POV; THE NARRATOR SEES INTO THE MINDS OF ALL THE CHARACTERS.
400
Compound Subject
What is HAVING 2 OR MORE SUBJECTS IN A SENTENCE
400
Denotation
What is A WORD'S LITERAL DICTIONARY DEFINITION
400
Paraphrasing
What is RESTATING INFORMATION IN YOUR OWN WORDS
500
Resolution
What is THE CONCLUSION OF THE PLOT
500
Third Person Objective POV
What is THE NARRATOR IS OUTSIDE THE ACTION
500
Compound Predicate
What is HAVING 2 OR MORE VERBS IN A SENTENCE
500
Connotation
What is AN ATTITUDE OR A FEELING ASSOCIATED WITH A WORD
500
Context Clues
What is WORDS AND SENTENCES THAT SURROUND AN UNKNOWN HELP YOU INFER THE MEANING OF THE UNKNOWN WORD
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