Elements of Plot
Characterization
Types of Characters
Point of View
Misc Review
100
The part of the story where the character, setting, and situation is introduced.
What is exposition
100
A character with a simple personality
What is flat
100
The main character with heroic, good traits.
What is a protagonist
100
The narrator is a character in a story and uses pro-nouns: I, we, me, or us.
What is first person point of view
100
the action of a story
What is plot
200
The part of the story that is the main excitement and the solution to the conflict becomes clear.
What is climax
200
a character that does not change throughout the story
What is static
200
The character with bad traits or drives the conflict
What is an antagonist
200
The narrator is an observer and does not know what the characters are thinking
What is third person observant
200
the central idea
What is theme
300
the part of the story where the character takes steps to reach the conclusion.
What is falling action
300
a character that changes throughout the story
What is dynamic
300
A character that the story focuses on
What is the main character
300
The narrator is god-like and knows what all characters are thinking and what's going on.
What is third person omniscient
300
your best guess on events going on in the story
What is infer
400
the end of the story where the conflict is resolved.
What is resolution
400
a character with a complex personality
What is round
400
A character that does not have typical heroic traits but we root for them anyway.
What is an anti-hero
400
BONUS: the narrator uses the pronouns you or yours.
What is second person point of view
400
the main problem in a story
What is conflict
500
the part of the story where the conflict is introduced and the suspense builds.
What is rising action
500
Harry Potter is...
What is a round, dynamic character
500
S.T.E.A.L. stands for...
What is Speech, Thoughts, Effects on Others, Actions, and Looks
500
BONUS: the narrator knows what ONE character is thinking and knows what is going on in the story.
What is third person limited
500
when an author tells you straight up what a character is like
What is direct characterization
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