The message about life or human nature that is "hidden" in the story.
What is Theme?
100
The first event that pushes the story forward.
What is an inciting incident?
200
The person or force that works against the hero/main character in the story.
What is the Antagonist?
200
A problem within a character's own mind..
What is a Problem Against Self?
200
A character that stays the same throughout the story
What is static?
200
The feeling a piece of literature creates in a reader.
What is Mood?
200
This introduces characters and settings while supplying background and setting the tone.
What is Exposition?
300
The main character in a story, often a good or heroic type.
What is the Protagonist?
300
A problem between a character and society, school, the Law, or some tradition.
What is a Person Against Society?
300
A character that you know a lot about
What is round?
300
An author uses this to give hints about what may happen.
What is foreshadowing?
300
This introduces complications (problems) which build suspense and is when the plot "thickens."
What is Rising Action?
400
The place and time frame in which a story takes place.
What is the Setting?
400
A problem between a character and some element of nature - a blizzard, a hurricane, a mountain climb, etc.
What is a Person Against Nature?
400
A character that you don't know a lot about
What is flat?
400
The author's attitude or feeling that comes across in a piece of literature.
What is Tone?
400
This is the turning point of the story and the moment when the suspense reaches its peak which results in a change for the main character. This sometimes occurs at the end of the story, without being followed by the falling action.
What is the Climax?
500
A series of events is called
What is the Plot?
500
A problem or struggle with something that is not normal.
What is a Person Against Supernatural
500
A character that represents an original idea and used as examples for other similar ideas.
What is an archetype?
500
The use of beginning consonant sounds, which adds a rhythm or emphasis to a story or a poem
What is alliteration?
500
This occurs after the climax of the story, resolves conflict and ties up loose ends of the story.