Plot Structure
the time and place for a story
What is the setting
When a narrator uses 'you' or 'your' to give advice or instructions
What is 2nd person POV
A conflict that takes place inside a person's mind
Internal conflict/Person V. Self
The main character
Who is Victor?
the force that a main character in a story struggles with
What is the antagonist
A fancy word for the beginning of a story wherein the characters, setting and conflict are introduced
What is the exposition
An old man struggles to use his new cell phone
Person vs. Technology
The language that the main character fakes knowing to impress a girl
What is French
the character we root for
What is the protagonist
A sea captain tries to get his ship safely through a storm
What is Person vs. Nature
The setting of "7th Grade"
What is the first day of 7th grade at a middle school
When the narrator tells the reader important aspects of people in the story
What is direct characterization
When a narrator knows one character's thoughts or feelings
What is 3rd person limited
Iron Man vs. Thanos
What is person vs. person
The object of the protagonist's affections
Who is Teresa?
When a narrator knows more than one character's thoughts or feelings
What is 3rd person omniscient
Katniss Everdeen vs. the Capitol in The Hunger Games
What is a Person vs. society
The author of the story
Who is Gary Soto?