Literary Terms
This character is the main character and the one you hope to see succeed.
Who is the protagonist?
This part of the exposition tells us where the story takes place and what it is like there.
What is the setting?
This character is the protagonist in the story.
Who is Vinny?
This type of conflict occurred when Vinny's friends teased him about his mother, his fear of finding the dead boy's body, and his fear of jumping.
What is peer pressure?
After Vinny makes the decision not to jump, he feels at peace. He is able to enjoy the scenery as he descends the cliffside. The end of the story (when all is said and done) is known as this.
What is the resolution?
This character antagonizes or works against the success of the main character.
What is an antagonist?
Early on in the story, the author reveals this background information that catches the reader's attention.
What is "what might have happened to the dead boy's body?"
This character is a minor character who is fearless, but hardly says a word.
Who is Mo?
When Vinny looked down from the cliffside, he suffered from this fear.
What is fear of heights or fear of jumping?
Starlene draws this symbol on her forehead before she jumps, leading to the assumption that she is religious.
What is a cross?
A conflict that takes place in someone's mind or emotions.
What is an internal conflict?
The events leading to the climax of the story.
What is rising action?
This character teases Vinny about walking where the dead boy walked and jumping in the water and touching the body.
Who is Joe Boy?
When a fear becomes obsessive, even though there is no immediate threat or danger.
What is a phobia?
Joe Boy draws this symbol on his chest before he jumps.
What is a lightning bolt?
A conflict that can be seen taking place in the physical world.
What is an external conflict?
The do or die moment when the character's fate is determined.
What is the climax?
This character believes that the stone goddess took the boy, and that the boy did not die.
Who is Starlene?
The type of danger you are in if the situation requires you to take action.
What is imminent danger?
The story takes place on this island state.
What is Hawaii?
Trust your instincts and do what is best for you would be considered this message in "The Ravine."
What is the theme?
The characters, the setting, and the background are part of this section on a plotline.
What is the exposition?
This is the name of the boy whose body had never been found.
Who is Butchie?
Vinny fears this supernatural creature.
Who is the goddess?
The language spoken in a particular region or by a group of people.
What is dialect?