Types of Conflict
the opposition the character faces is coming from within themselves. This may entail a struggle to decide what the moral or “right” choice is, or it may also be mental health struggles.
What is Man vs. self?
The narrator tells the story to another character using the word 'you.' The author could be talking to the audience, which we could tell by the use of 'you,' 'you're,' and 'your.’
What is second-person?
all of the events that lead to the eventual climax
What is rising action?
Compares two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
An account of a person's life written by that person.
What is an autogiography?
a character is set in opposition to the weather, the wilderness, or a natural disaster
What is Man vs. nature?
The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. All characters are described using pronouns, such as 'they’, 'he', and 'she.’
What is third-person limited?
The completion of the story.
What is the resolution?
an exaggeration that can’t possibly be true.
What is hyperbole?
A form of text that follows a meter and rhythm with each line and syllables.
What is poetry?
A common type of conflict in which one character’s needs or wants are at odds with another’s.
What is Man vs. man?
a point of view where the story is narrated by one character at a time. The character uses pronouns such as 'I' or 'me.'
What if first-person?
everything that happens as a result of the climax
What is falling action?
Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it.
What is Onomatopoeia?
A type of fiction in which a detective, or other professional, solves a crime or series of crimes.
What is a mystery?
Pitting characters against phenomena like ghosts, gods, or monsters raises the stakes of a conflict by creating an unequal playing field.
What is Man vs. supernatural?
A point of view that uses a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story.
What is third-person omniscient?
The introduction to a story, including the primary characters’ names, the setting, the mood, and the time.
What is the exposition?
The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables.
What is alliteration?
A genre typically dealing with futuristic science and technology, space travel, time travel, and extraterrestrial life
What is science fiction?
When the protagonist is placed in opposition with society, the government, or a cultural tradition or societal norm of some kind
What is Man vs. society?
A person who tells something, especially a character who recounts the events of a novel.
Who/What is the narrator?
The particular point in a story at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point.
What is the climax?
a figure of speech that refers to a place, person, or event
What is allusion?
a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, especially one concerned with gods and explaining some phenomenon of nature
What is mythology?