Story Elements 1
The problem in the story the main character has to overcome.
Conflict
Another name for the main character in the story.
What is Protagonist?
Another name for the character in the story that goes against the main character.
What is Antagonist?
Dynamic or Static:
Ebenezer Scrooge
Dynamic
Round or Flat:
Ponyboy: From The Outsiders
Round
The time and place in the story.
What is Setting?
These are the events following the climax that lead to the resolution.
What is Falling Action?
This is the end of the story where the loose ends are tied up.
What is Resolution?
A struggle between two characters is what type of conflict?
What is Person vs Person?
What is The Three Little Pigs?
A series of events that make up the story.
What is Plot?
The turning point in the story where the suspense of the main conflict reaches its highest point.
What is Climax?
The events in the story that create roadblocks for the main character. These events lead to the climax in the story.
What is Rising Action?
An internal struggle the main character has with their own beliefs, feelings, or values is what type of conflict?
What is Person vs Self?
In "The Little Red Riding Hood", what is the setting?
What is The Woods and the Grandmother's House?
During this part of the story, the characters and setting and introduced to the reader.
What is Exposition?
Point of view that uses the pronoun "my"
1st Person
The main character battles against natural forces found in their environment is what type of conflict?
What is Person vs Nature?
The main character challenges the rules/laws, traditions, or institutions of their community is what type of conflict?
What is Person vs Society?
Point of view that uses the pronoun "she"
3rd Person
Point of view that addresses you
2nd Person
Direct or Indirect Characterization?:
Old man Humphrey never liked children, even when he himself was a child.
Direct
Indirect or Direct Characterization:
John got up as soon as he saw the child and slammed the door on the way out.
Indirect
The beginning of the story where the main characters and setting are introduced.
The Exposition
In the story "The Three Little Pigs", which character is the antagonist?
What is The Wolf?