Plot Structure
Figures of Speech
Characterization
Conflict
Writing
100

Characters and setting are introduced

Introduction

100

Using 'like' or 'as' to compare

Simile

100

Physical Description

Direct Characterization

100

"He was lost on a desert island, and had no way of getting help".

Man vs Nature

100

The specific group of people that will read a text.

Audience

200

Events that come after the climax.

Falling Action

200

Descriptive words that appeal to our 5 senses

Imagery

200

Description of personality

Direct Characterization

200

"I had to decide whether to give in to the pain and anger, or just let things go".

Man vs Self

200

The writer's main reason for creating a piece of writing.

Purpose

300

The highest point of tension - the turning point

Climax

300

A comparison of two unlike things

Metaphor

300

What the character says

Indirect Characterization

300

The robot stopped obeying my commands and started to attack me".

Man vs Machine/Technology

300

Logos, Ethos, Pathos, Kairos.

Rhetorical techniques used to persuade an audience

400

Complications that add tension to the plot

Rising Action

400

Giving human qualities to something unhuman

Personification

400

Interactions with other characters

Indirect Characterization

400

"The war had destroyed my entire town, and now the invaders were taking us as prisoners".

Man vs Society

400

language that’s used to connect with audiences and inform, motivate, or persuade them.

Rhetorical Devices

500

Denouement

Resolution

500

Peter Piper Picked a peck of pickled peppers

Alliteration

500

"John snapped at the man without warning."

Example of Indirect Characterization

500

How many types of internal conflict are there?

1

500

The unique manner that a writer selects words, tone, and sentences to give their message.

Style