PLOT
CHARACTER
POINT OF VIEW
GENRES
OTHER TERMS
100

this is the main character of a story, usually a 'good person'

Who is the protagonist?

100

this is a literary term to describe a character's personality

What are character traits?

100

this POV is from the point of an outsider/narrator

What is third person?

100

an example of this genre is if I wrote about a character named Ms. Freeman that lived back in the past but didn't actually live then

What is historical fiction?

100
this is something that is itself, but also represents something more than itself
What is a symbol?
200

this is the very beginning of the story where we learn background info about the characters and setting

What is the exposition?

200

this is a character who changes over the course of a story

What is dynamic character?

200

"Ms. Freeman traveled five states over just to watch the solar eclipse. Even though it only was two minutes long, everything felt like it was midnight."

What is third person POV?

200

an example of this would be if Ms. Freeman was suddenly teleported into in a video game one-v-one(ing) in an epic game of Fortnite"

What is science fiction?

200

the feeling a reader gets when they 'step' into a story

What is mood?

300
this is when the story starts settling down, and problems start being resolved
What is the falling action?
300
this is a character that is fully developed and has different sides to their personality
What is a round character?
300
"I ran to the store. I fought a iguana over the last pack of Starburst brand candies."
What is first person?
300

an example of this would be if Ms. Freeman went to an art museum and noticed one of the paintings was replaced by a fake

What is mystery?

300

The time and place in which the characters live and the events occur.

What is setting?

400

this is the ending of the story where we see how the protagonist changed

What is resolution?

400
this is a character that stays the same in a story
What is static character?
400
this POV is from the perspective of someone IN the story
What is first person?
400

an example of this is if Ms. Freeman wrote a novel about Ms. Berg and her life

What is non-fiction?

400

the lesson or message the author wants you to learn

What is theme?

500
this is the part of the story where the story gets complicated with lots of problems
What is the rising action?
500
this is a character who seems one dimensional
What is a flat character?
500

this POV is when you make the person reading a story a part of the story

What is second person point of view?

500

an example of this would be if Ms. Freeman lived in a future with a government that wouldn't ever let her drink coffee 

What is dystopian?

500

parts of a story that are used with descriptive writing and are also often used in poetry

What is figurative language?