Plot Diagram
These events develop the conflict and increase tension as the story moves toward its turning point.
What is the rising action?
This term refers to the main character of a story.
What is the protagonist?
The spoken conversation between characters in a story is called this.
What is dialogue?
A story narrated using I, me, my, and we uses this point of view.
What is first-person point of view?
In “A Mountain Legend,” Jason is the central character whose actions and struggles drive the main plot. This makes him this type of character.
What is the protagonist?
This part of a story introduces important characters, the setting, and the situation at the beginning.
What is the introduction/exposition?
A character who stays essentially the same throughout a story is described using this term.
What is a static character?
The person or voice that tells a story is known by this term.
What is the narrator?
This type of narrator is outside the story and knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.
What is omniscient point of view?
In “Swimming Upstream,” Anna May struggles with her memories of Simon, her feelings about leaving Tony, and the difficult decisions she has made. These struggles within herself are examples of this.
What is internal conflict/person vs. self?
Jason is hanging from the ledge and seems likely to fall to his death, but Muskawashee appears and pulls him to safety.
What is the climax?
This type of character is realistic and has several different traits or qualities.
What is a round character?
An author provides hints or clues about something that will happen later in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
A narrator outside the story who reveals the thoughts and feelings of only one character uses this point of view.
What is limited omniscient point of view?
In “A Mountain Legend,” Ralph repeatedly challenges Jason and eventually dares him to climb the mountain, creating a struggle between two characters. This is an example of this type of conflict.
What is external conflict/person vs. person?
This is how you would describe 'falling action' on a plot diagram.
Events that show what happens as a result of the climax and begin bringing the conflict toward an end.
Jason is afraid to climb the mountain but also wants to prove himself to Ralph (and to himself).
What is internal conflict/person vs. self?
An object, person, place, or event represents an idea beyond its literal meaning.
What is symbolism?
“Identity” is only a topic. A complete statement about what a story communicates about identity would instead be called this.
What is a theme/thematic statement?
In “Swimming Upstream,” this recurring symbol represents Anna May’s struggle to persevere and move forward despite the obstacles and hardships she faces.
What is the salmon, Torn Fin?
This is how you would define the 'climax' on a plot diagram.
This is the major turning point of a story, when the main conflict reaches its highest point of tension.
Jason begins the story knowing little about his Indigenous heritage and feeling that he needs to prove his identity. By the end, his experience with Muskawashee has given him a new sense of pride. This makes Jason this type of character.
What is a dynamic character?
This is an example of foreshadowing in "Swimming Upstream."
What is Anna May's dream of her son drowning and her discussing how she was an alcoholic before her son was born. It hints to readers that she may drink again.
In “Swimming Upstream,” the story is told in third person, but the reader is given access to Anna May’s private thoughts, memories, fears, and feelings, while the thoughts of characters such as Simon and Catherine are not directly revealed. This makes the story an example of this point of view.
What is limited (omniscient) point of view?
This is what makes Jason a dynamic character in "A Mountain Legend."
What is that Jason changes in an important way over the course of the story? At first, Jason knows little about his Indigenous heritage and feels he needs to prove that he is Indigenous. By the end, his experience with Muskawashee gives him a genuine sense of pride in his Indigenous identity.