Vocab
Place and Time that a story takes place in
Setting
A character with no interiority, complexities, or contradictions
Flat Character
This punctuation mark separates a dialogue tag like he said from the spoken words.
Comma
The start of a story that described setting and characters
Exposition
"I woke up to a shadowy figure in the window," is written in what POV?
First Person
The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
Plot
Fully developed character with thoughts, feelings, complexities, hopes, and desires
Round Character
Fix the errors: "who took the spell book from the altar" asked Raven?
"who took the spell book from the altar?" asked Raven.
The most exciting point of the story or a series of exciting events.
Climax
"You step into the graveyard, the fog curling around your ankles like fingers that don’t want you to leave," is written in what POV?
Second Person
A character who the reader is expected to identify with and care about
Sympathetic Character
A character who remains the same throughout the story
Static Character
Fix the errors: "It's not safe here" she whispered "we should go before it finds us"
"It's not safe here," she whispered, "we should go before it finds us."
The end of a story where loose ends are tied up and the conflicts are resolved
Resolution
Describe the difference between distant third person POV and close third person
Distant - objectively observing the entire scene (often omniscient)
Close third - Closely following one person's life and actions but writing in third person (he/she)
A character that opposes the protagonist's goal, creating the central conflict that drives the plot forward
Antagonist
A character who undergoes change as a result of learning from conflict
Dynamic Character
When a new character begins speaking, this formatting rule must be followed.
New paragraph
The beginning of the end where the story begins to wrap up main points
Falling Action
The jack-o'-lanterns flickered along the porch as the children tiptoed past the silent, shadow-drenched house.
Third Person / Distant Third
How close the writer wants the reader to feel to the narrator
Narrative Intimacy
A character, often a hero or main character, whose story is the focus of the narrative and whose actions drive the plot forward
Protagonist
The following is an example of what?
John yelled at the ref to get it together.
Indirect Quote
The problem or obstacle in a story that moves the character to action
Conflict
What is the name of an all knowing narrator POV?
Omniscient Narrator