Name that Plot Element
Protagonist or Antagonist
Vocabulary
Short Stories
Miscellaneous
100
The series of events in a story are called...
What is "The Plot"
100
This famous Antagonist is known for rivaling Batman in DC Comicbooks.
Who is the Joker
100
The time and place in a story is called...
What is "The Setting"
100
The Story of Persephone explains the change of the ____________.
What is the "Seasons"
100
Where does the Resolution of a story take place?
What is "The End"
200
This portion of a plot provides setting, background on characters...its often the beginning of a story.
What is "The Exposition"
200
In the film the "Lion King" What Character is th protagonist?
Who is the "Simba"
200
The speaker or character who tells a story
Who is "The Narrator"
200
In the story "Two Leaves" the leaves are worried about falling from where
What is "The Tree"
200
The 5 W's of storytelling are
Who Where
What Why
When
300
This is often referred to as the message of a Story
What is "The Theme"
300
This person is usually the "Hero" of a story
What is the "Protagonist"
300
The emotional atmosphere created by a writer is called...
What is "The Mood"
300
From the Nova Reyes files, in the Case of the Rooftop Garden. This item goes missing...
What is "The Black Orchid"
300
This event occurs between the Exposition and the Climax
What is "The Rising Action"
400
Portion of the story where characters face challenges and conflict grows
What is the "Rising Action"
400
A fireman attempts to rescue people from a burning building. The fire prevents him from succeeding. Who is the Antagonist?
What is "The Fire"
400
When a reader makes a guess based on evidence in a text...
What is "Making an Inference"
400
In the Story of Medusa. This Goddess arrives and curses Medusa
Who is "Athena"
400
This point of view uses "I" and "We" in story telling
What is "First Person"
500
Often referred to as the highest point or a turning point of a story
What is "The Climax"
500
True or False: The Villain is always the Antagonist
False
example
500
This point of view uses "He, She, or It" or "They" in story telling
What is "3rd Person"
500
In the Story of Persephone, this Greek God is the king of the Underworld
Who is "Hades"
500
A genre in writing that tells the story of a person's OWN life
What is an "Autobiography"