Key Terms (easy)
Key Terms (medium)
Key Terms (difficult))
Miscellaneous
100
The time place and duration of the story.
What is the setting?
100
This type of conflict occurs when two characters struggle against each other.
What is Man vs. Man?
100
It is one of the two types of conflict. This is when there is a struggle with a force outside one's self.
What is an external conflict?
100
This is an example of..."The boy is a pig."
What is a metaphor?
200
It is the sequence of events in a story or a play.
What is the plot?
200

This type of ending leaves the reader with a shock

narrator twist 

200
This is a type of conlict where the leading character struggles with himself/herself; with his/her own soul, ideas of right or wrong, physical limitations, choices, etc.
What is man vs. himself?
200
This type of character is dynamic, has many sided personalities that change, for better or worse, by the end of the story.
What is a developing character?
300
It is the highest point of the story.
What is the climax?
300
This is the beginning of the story where the characters and the setting of the story are revealed.
What is the introduction?
300
This quote is an example of...."The girl's backpack felt as heavay as a sack of potatoes."
What is a simile?
300

The type of view where the narrator is IN the story 

What is first person 

400
It is the main character of the story.
Who is the protagonist?
400
The underlying message of the story 


What is the theme

400
This quote is an example of...."The winter storm outside made the sky look sad and depressed."
What is personification?
400

The two types of conflict

internal vs external 

500
The person in a work of fiction.
What is a cahracter?
500
The events in the story where it begins to become complicated.
What is the rising action?
500
This is a point of view told from the third person. It is as if the narrator is just following the characters around and describing what is happening to each of the characters. The reader does not get any insight into the characters thoughts or ideas.
What is omniscient objective?
500
This type of character is stereotypical, has one or two characteristics that never change and are emphasized e.g. brilliant detective, drunk, scrooge, cruel stepmother, etc.
What is a static character?
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