Plot
Imagery/Figurative Language
Conflict
Point of View
Wild Card
100

Explains the consequences of the climax

What is falling action?

100

This is an example of what figurative language:

"The rocks were as sharp as knives."

What is a simile?

100

This type of conflict deals with one character who has a problem with another character.

What is person vs. person?

100

Told by a major or minor character in his or her own words

What is 1st person?

100
A figure of speech in which a nonhuman or inanimate object, quality, or idea is given lifelike characteristics

What is personification?

200

Events that build conflict and tension

What is rising action?

200

This is an example of what figurative language:

"He was a bird--flying over the heads of his defenders."

What is a metaphor?

200

This type of conflict occurs when the protagonist can't make an important decision.

What is person vs. self?

200

An outside narrator who is telling about others

What is 3rd person?

200

The general truth behind the story of a particular individual in a particular situation; the lesson the author wants us to learn

What is theme?

300

Background information that establishes setting and introduces main characters

What is exposition?

300

This is an example of what figurative language:

"I ate like a million gummy bears."

What is hyperbole?

300

If a character is stranded in a blizzard and struggling for survival, this type of conflict is demonstrated.

What is person vs. nature?

300

This type of 3rd person narration means "all-knowing"

What is omniscient?

300
A person, place, thing, or event used to represent something abstract

What is a symbol?

400

The story's central problem is finally solved or the story comes to a close

What is resolution?

400

This is an example of what figurative language:

"Her 93-year-old great-aunt kicked the bucket."

What is idiom?

400

If a character experiences racism in her community, this type of conflict occurs.

What is person vs. society?

400

Name this type of point of view:

She looked at me and said, "I don't like you one bit."

What is 1st person?

400

An interruption in the narration to show something that has happened before that time

What is a flashback?

500

The crucial moment in the story; the turning point for the protagonist

What is climax?

500

This is an example of what figurative language:

"He slammed his bedroom door, grabbed his headphones, and cranked 21 Savage."

What is allusion?

500

In addition to the 4 types (person vs. self, etc.) conflict can be grouped into these 2 categories.

What is external and internal?

500

Name this type of point of view:

 She gazed into his eyes and then laughed hysterically.

What is 3rd person?

500

Winning "The Lottery" and getting death as the prize is an example of this element of fiction.

What is iron?