Characters
One character archetype in a story.
What is a protagonist, antagonist, minor or major character, flat and round character. (all acceptable)
The "S" in STEAL stands for this; it reveals character through what they say
What is Speech?
This story element describes where and when the events happen
What is the setting?
This type of conflict happens inside a character, like making a tough choice.
What is internal conflict?
This story element is the feeling the reader gets, like happy, sad, or tense.
What is mood?
List what the role of a character archetype traditionally is.
What is...? (answers may vary) EX: The hero/villain of a story, one of the main characters, a supporting character, a developed/non developed character.
This part of the plot introduces setting, characters, and background before the main conflict starts.
What is the Exposition?
This is the main message or lesson the author wants the reader to take away.
What is the theme?
When two characters argue or fight, this is an example of this type of external conflict.
What is character vs. character?
This story element is the author’s attitude toward the subject, shown through word choice and style.
What is tone?
Think of an example of one character archetype.
Who is...? (answers may vary) EX: Percy Jackson, Ryland Grace, Elend Venture, The Lord Ruler etc.
In STEAL, this element shows a character indirectly by how other characters respond to them.
What is Effect on other?
Besides time and place, this aspect of setting describes the mood or atmosphere created by the environment.
What is environment?
A story told using “I” or “me” is written from this point of view.
What is first person?
Comparing two unlike things using “like” or “as” is this type of figurative language.
What is a simile?
A character who is one-dimensional, often defined by one trait, is called this.
What is a flat character?
These are the six main parts of a plot diagram, in order from beginning to end.
What are exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?
The desert in a story might make characters feel hot, tired, and hopeless. This shows how setting affects what?
What is the mood?
A character battling a storm, a corrupt government, or a powerful robot are all examples of what kind of conflict?
What is external conflict?
Giving human qualities to non-human things, like “the wind whispered,” is this device.
What is personification?
This character is important to the plot but not the central figure, often serving as support for the protagonist.
What is a major character?
This type of characterization tells the reader directly what a character is like.
What are direct and indirect characterization?
This kind of theme statement is not specific to one story but applies to people everywhere, such as “Greed can destroy relationships.”
What is a universal theme?
In this point of view, the narrator knows the thoughts of all characters. In another, the narrator only knows one character’s thoughts. Name both.
What are third-person omniscient and third-person limited?
Words or phrases that mean something beyond their literal definition, such as similes, metaphors, hyperbole, idioms, and imagery, are all examples of what?
What is figurative language.