Plot Diagram
Character Types
Conflict
Point of View
Other Terms
100

What is the end of the story called?

Conclusion or Resolution

100

What is the main character called?

Protagonist

100

What is it called when the conflict is between two characters?

Person versus person

100

The narrator is the main character who uses "I", "Me", and "Myself" while narrating

First person point of view

100

What is it called when the narrator stops the story to reveal a scene from the past?

Flashback

200

Describe "setting"

Time and place of a story

200

What do you call a character which has many traits, a defined personality, and is fully realized?

Round

200

What is it called when a character faces an internal issue?

Person versus self

200

The narrator is not a character in the story and uses "he", "she", and "they" to write about the characters.

Third person point of view

200

Describe "foreshadowing"

Something in the story which hints at something that will happen later

300

What is theme?

Moral or message of the story

300

What do you call a character who does not change over time?

Static

300

What type of conflict is this?

The main character must survive a volcanic eruption.

Person versus environment

300

What does it mean when the author is "omniscient"?

The author is able to write about the thoughts and feelings of every character freely.

300

What do you call the character that creates a conflict for the main character?

Antagonist

400

What are the events which raise the suspense of the story before the climax called?

Rising Action

400

Describe a dynamic character.

A character that changes over time.

400

What type of conflict is this?

A character is stranded because there is no signal and their bank account won't work.

Person versus technology.

400

What is it called when the narrator is only able to describe the thoughts of feelings of one or two characters and only the actions of the rest of the characters?

Limited omniscience

400

What is "suspense"?

Something that happens in a story which gets the reader excited and wondering what will happen next.

500

What do you call the part of the story where you learn about the setting, who the characters are, and what the situation is?

Exposition

500

Describe a flat character.

A character that is simple and does not have many traits.

500

When a character is facing a problem with the law, social expectations, a whole town, or some other large group.

Person versus society

500

What is it called when the narrator writes by saying, "you did this" and "you did that"?

Second person point of view

500

What is a "denouement" ending?

An ending where the narrator talks about all the loose ends to wrap up any final questions the reader may have.

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