Characters
Plot
Conflict
Mixed Bag
All the Rest
100
protagonist
Who is the hero or the character attempting to meet a goal?
100
exposition
What is the beginning of a story that gives the setting and introduces the characters?
100
Conflict
What is a problem or struggle in a story?
100
dialogue
What is the conversations between characters?
100
point of view or narrator
Who is telling the story?
200
antagonist
Who is the character is against the hero?
200
rising action
What is the part of the story where the complications begin?
200
character vs. character
What is when one character has a problem with another character?
200
foreshadowing
What is when the author gives hints or clues about what will happen next?
200
1st person, 3rd person limited, 3rd person omniscient
What is the three types of point of view?
300
static
Who is the character that does not change throughout the story?
300
climax
What is the most intense and emotional part of the story?
300
character vs. self
What is when the character has a internal conflict, a problem with what he/she wants to do vs what he/she should do?
300
theme
What is the big idea, the lesson, the moral of the story?
300
time and place
What is setting?
400
dynamic
Who is the character that changes as a result of what happens in the story?
400
resolution
What is the solution to the conflict and everything attempts to return to normal?
400
character vs. nature
What is when the character has a struggle for survival or against a force of nature?
400
symbolism
What is when an item or object stands for or represents an idea?
400
tone
What is the author's attitude about the subject he/she is writing about?
500
major and minor
What is another way to describe characters?
500
plot
What is the events of a story?
500
character vs. society
What is when a character struggles against the -isms such as racism, ageism, stereotyping, prejudice or discrimination?
500
theme vs. author's purpose
What is theme is in fiction and author's purpose is in non-fiction?
500
to entertain to inform to persuade
What is author's purpose?
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