Story Stuff
Plot in Context
Lit
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Literary
100

main character; often relatable to the reader

What is protagonist

100

Thanos, in the movie The Avengers

What is the antagonist

100

descriptive language that evokes the five senses

What is imagery

100

a concrete object that represents a deeper idea

What is symbol

100

Her eyes were like the sea.

What is simile

200

time and place of a story

What is setting

200

typically the end of a story's plot, where the conflict is resolved

What is Resolution

200

suggestions or hints of later events in a story

What is foreshadowing

200

a problem that makes the plot interesting

What is conflict

200

It was a dark and stormy October night.

What is setting

300

three classic types of conflict (Human vs. __)

Human vs. Human , Human vs. Self, Human vs. Nature, Human vs. Society, Human vs. Machine

300

the beginning of a story's plot, where the setting is introduced

What is Exposition

300
a main idea or message

What is theme

300

comparison using like or as

What is simile

300

The leaves danced and twirled, laughing as they fell.

What is personification

400

type of conflict where a sailor must survive a storm

What is Human vs. Nature

400

Human vs. Self is this type of conflict.

What is internal

400

the sequence of events in a story

What is plot

400

a character or narrator's perspective

What is point of view

400

Her eyes were the sea.

What is metaphor

500
the turning point, often the most intense moment

What is climax

500

A story that is narrated by someone outside of the story, like a classic "once upon a time" tale, is written in __ person.

What is 3rd person

500

a contrast between how something seems and how something really is; often funny or thought-provoking

What is irony

500

the emotion or atmosphere of a scene or moment in a story

What is mood

500

A story that is narrated by a character who is part of the story, like a journal, is written in __ person.

What is 1st person.

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