Plot Structure
Harry, Ron, and Hermione are characters in the story and are established in this element of plot
What is Exposition?
This prefix means the opposite of or against, like in the words anticlimax, antiaircraft, and antibody.
What is anti-?
The tortoise and the hare race to see who wins is an example of this type of conflict
What is Character vs. Character?
The bully learning the error of his ways and being a nicer person at the end of the story shows he changed and makes him this type of character.
What is a dynamic character?
This suffix mean to write, like telegraph or geography.
What is -graph?
The Avengers fighting the huge battle against Thanos and his army is an example of this.
What is a climax?
This prefix means around or about, like in the words Circumvent, circumscribe, or circumnavigate.
What is Circum-?
An old house comes to life and tries to eat the people inside is an example of this type of conflict.
What is character vs. Supernatural?
I felt weird when I watched that scary movie because of the atmosphere set up by this.
What is mood?
This prefix means between like in interstate, intercoastal, or intersect.
What is inter-?
It's the part of plot when the story wraps up for the characters and all plot threads are resolved.
What is the resolution?
What is com- or con-?
A student starts a petition to get off campus lunch, is an example of this type of conflict.
What is character vs. society?
Batman is a great detective and very strong but also sad and angry at people who are evil, which makes him a good example of this type of character.
What is a round character?
These prefixes mean to cause to, like in the words Emanate, encircle, or entice.
What are en-, or em-?
Events the occur after the climax and wind down the story
What is falling action?
What is ex-?
Students get held back in seventh period because of severe rain, is an example of this type of conflict.
What is character vs. nature?
Crabbe and Goyle are Draco Malfoys best friends, but we don't know much about them and they are just always there. They are examples of this type of character.
What is a flat character?
These prefixes mean not, like in the words immoral, irrelevant, illogical, and independent.
What are in-, im-, il-,ir-?
This major part of the story builds from the beginning until the plot is at its highest.
What is rising action?
This prefix means down, off, away from like in the words devalue, deactivate, or degrade.
What is de-?
My friends are getting tacos, but I really want pizza. Having to decide is this type of conflict.
What is an internal conflict?
You have to read between the lines to figure out this about the author.
What is tone?
This suffix means to lead like in the words Conduct, or induct.
What is -duct?