plot sequences
Events that lead to the main conflict being identified
Rising Action
Physical location
place
Character in the story narrates -- may be unreliable
1st Person
One or two sided character; a stereotype
Flat
Narrator/author directly states the character’s traits
DIRECT
The conflict or tension hits the highest point:
Climax
Time and place a story takes place.
Setting
Words or phrases that trigger one or more of the 5 senses
imagery
Dynamic
Character who changes from beginning of story to end in personality, attitudes, opinion,
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What's an example of Indirect characterzation?
Background information on characters and events necessary for understanding the story
Exposition
What does the society view as normal? What do they value? What is unacceptable?
Cultural Impacts
The narrator knows all thoughts about the characters in the story.
3rd Person Omniscient
What is the difference between a protagonist and an antagonist?
Protagonist is the main, character, seen as a hero.
Antagonist is working against the protagonist;Villan
How an author reveals a character’s traits to the reader
characterization
: Final event of a short story’s plot where all the loose ends are tied up
Conclusion
When does the story take place? What year? What do you need to know about that time period to understand the plot and characters?
Historical context
This term refers to the narrator, speaker, or character who tells the story
Point of view
Static
Character who does not change by the end of the story in personality, attitudes, opinions
Character who provides a contrast to another character
Character Foil
Events following the climax in which outcome is worked out (resolved)
resolution
This could be time of year, time of day, etc
Time
Narrator outside story who reveals the thoughts of only some of the characters, which are usually important characters or just protagonist
3rd Person Limited
Character with many sides to their personality
Round
The process of describing a character through that character's thoughts, actions, speech, and dialogue.
INDIRECT