Plot Elements
The introduction of characters and setting of the story.
What is the 'Exposition'
When and where a story takes place.
What is the "setting."
The man feels this towards his wife.
The narrator describes himself as nervous but not _____.
What is "mad"
POV stands for...
What is "Point of View"
The events that lead up to and follow the climax.
What are "rising and falling action"
A scene in the story that takes the reader back to an important past event.
What is a "flashback."
This character dies when the word "Death" is placed.
What is the "husband".
The narrator wants to kill the old man because of his what?
This person is not always a character in the story.
What is "the narrator"
The end of a story.
What is "The Resolution"
An element in a story that represents something more meaningful.
What is a "symbol"
The husband likes to _____ his scrabble tiles.
What is "chew"
The Tell-Tale Heart is written by?
Who is "Edgar Allan Poe"
A story told from the perspective of the main character.
What is "First Person Narrative/POV"
The turning point of the story
What is "The Climax"
An event in a story that signals something else is about to happen.
This explodes when the word "explode" is played.
What is "The Air Conditioner"
The narrative POV of this story is...
What is "First Person"
A story told from the perspective of an outsider that cannot hear characters thoughts or feel their feelings, like a video camera.
What is an "objective third person narrative/POV"
This determines the direction the short story will take, it is at the beginning of the story.
What is "the inciting incident"
The process an author uses to reveal the personality of a character (there are two!).
What are "direct and indirection characterizations"
This story was used as an example of _________.
What is "Foreshadowing"
The heart in this story is a symbol of...
What is "guilt"
A story told from an "all-knowing" source.
What is an "Ominiscient Narrative/POV"