Character
The reason behind a character's behaviors and actions in a given scene or throughout a story
What is character motivation?
What is a metaphor?
one character’s needs or wants are at odds with another’s.
What is a human vs. human conflict?
the amount of time it takes for a story to progress
What is pacing?
The part of a story’s plot that moves the story toward its resolution.
What is the falling action?
Communication from a character, usually between one or more characters
A reference, typically brief, to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar
What is allusion?
when a character struggles with their own opposing desires or beliefs. It happens within them, and it drives their development as a character.
What is the internal conflict?
The overall emotion and atmosphere the author intends the reader to feel while reading the book
What is the mood?
The section of a story generally characterized by a series of events that build tension and develop the main conflict.
What is the rising action?
Any time the author uses details to teach us about a person
What is characterization?
A meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly
What is the connotation?
When the protagonist is placed in opposition with society, the government, or a cultural tradition or societal norm of some kind.
What is human vs. society?
A statement essentially arguable, but used as a primary point to support or prove an argument
What is the claim?
The introduction of background information necessary for the reader or audience to make sense of a story.
What is the exposition?
A way the author shows us who the character is that uses behavior, speech, and appearance, as well as the opinions of other characters
What is indirect characterization?
language that stimulates the reader's senses, touch, taste, sound, smell, and sight
What is imagery?
A problem, antagonism, or struggle that takes place between a character and an outside force
What is an external conflict?
involves acknowledging standpoints that go against your argument
What is the counterclaim?
The central, deeper meaning of a written work
What is the theme?
The words a character says when they are thinking in their mind
What is inner monologue? (Also: inner dialogue)
Word choice, or the specific language an author, narrator, or speaker uses to describe events and interact with other characters
What is diction?
a character is set in opposition to nature. This can mean the weather, the wilderness, or a natural disaster.
What is a human vs. nature conflict?
A sequence of events that is secondary to the main plot in a narrative or drama, usually featuring supporting characters.
What is the subplot?
The point of highest tension in a story, in which the main conflict is faced and ultimately resolved.
What is the resolution?