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Elements of Plot
from "The Scarlet Ibis"
Point of View plus
storytime
Vocab Review
100
The most intense moment of a story. Often it is referred to as the turning point in the story
What is the climax
100
a comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
100
The time and place of a story
What is the setting?
100
the author directly describes a character
What is direct characterization
100
feelings of guilt
What are scruples
200
the end of the story, also called the denouement
What is the resolution
200
A comparison not using the words "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
200
The main idea of a story
What is the theme
200
The authore does not tell the reader what a character is like. The reader must make inferences based on characters actions
What is indirect characterization
200
very very very bad
What is deplorable
300
the main problem in the story. can be internal or external
What is the conflict
300
The use of hints or clues at events that will occur later in a plot
What is foreshadow?
300
The person telliing the story knows everything about every character
What is omniscient point of view
300
the hero or "good guy" of a story. The main character
What is the protagonist
300
in an unsteady manner
What is precariously
400
The main events of the story, the obstacles or continuous problems the main character encounters
What are complications
400
a person, place or thing that stands for something else
What is a symbol?
400
The person telling the story is not a character in the story but focuses on one character.
What is 3rd person limited point of view
400
the person or obstacle conflicting with the main character
What is the antagonist
400
in a concerned manner
What is solicitously
500
The beginning of the story, also called the exposition, where the reader learns the charcters and confllict is the
What is basic situation
500
A kind of metaphor when a non-human thing is given human characteristics
What is personifacation?
500
the story is told by one of the characters in the story.
What is 1st person point of view
500
the events of a story make up the
What is plot
500
comforts and conveniences (for example, in hotel rooms, places of amusement, etc)
What are amenities