Plot
POV
Setting
Conflict
Lit Terms
100

This part introduces the characters and the setting

Beginning/Introduction/Exposition

100

This is what the letters POV stands for; it means who is telling the story

Point Of View

100

The basic element of setting is the ____; where a story happens

place

100

struggle with someone else

Person vs. Person

100

This is the main character; usually positive

Protagonist

200

This part is where conflict starts and begins to increase through several situations/problems and the tension "goes up"

Rising Action

200

This type of Point of View features a character telling their own story; they use the word "I" a lot.

First Person

200

This is the year/season when a story happens; it's a part of setting

Time

200

struggle in the character’s own mind

Person vs. Self

200

This character usually opposes the main character's wishes

Antagonist. 

300

This is the highest point of action; where the hero fights the bad guy. Will he make it? 

Climax

300

This POV is when the story is told by a narrator

Third-Person

300

This is the location of a story; room, city, country, etc

Place

300

struggle with school, the law, etc

Person vs. Society

300

Types of words that appeal to the five senses

Imagery

400
Conflict is winding down, issues are being resolved, tension is decreasing

Falling action

400

This type of Third Person POV is when only one character is telling the events from his or her perspective, but he/she is not the main character

Third-Person Limited

400

This element can really affect the setting. A dark and stormy night (weird place for a wedding)

Weather

400

struggle with the supernatural like god, fate, etc

Person vs. Supernatural

400

What the author’s attitude towards the story is and how it makes the reader feel

Tone and Mood

500

This part of the plot is where everything has been resolved; the hero can ride off into the sunset

Resolution

500

This type of Third Person POV is when the character telling the events knows everyone's thoughts and actions; Ex. God View

Third-Person Omniscient

500

This is the feeling of a story; it's a part of setting. It is also all around you

Atmosphere

500

struggle with a man-made object, computers, robots, cyborgs, Terminators

Person vs. Technology

500

a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing some idea 

Symbol