The angle by which a story is told. The angle depends upon the narrator, or person telling the story.
What is Point of View?
100
Three little pigs leave home to find adventure in the big world.
What is Exposition?
100
This introduces characters and settings while supplying background and setting the tone.
What is Exposition?
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
One of the characters in the story is telling the story. (I, me)
What is First-Person Point of View?
200
"The Three Little Pigs" takes place in each of the pigs homes.
What is Setting?
200
This introduces complications (problems) which build suspense and is when the plot "thickens."
What is Rising Action?
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
You are part of the story because you are a character in the story. (you, your)
What is Second-Person Point of View?
300
The big, bad wolf wants to eat the pigs. So he chases them from house to house, leaving behind a trail of destruction.
What is Plot or What is Rising Action
300
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 Climax?
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
Third-Person point of view allows the narrator to share the thoughts and feelings of two or more characters. (all, everything)
What is Third-Person Omniscient?
400
The big, bad wolf can't blow the third house down, so he decides to sneak down the chimney to get the pigs, but falls into a boiling pot of soup instead.
What is Climax?
400
This eases the suspense of the story and reveals how the main character begins to resolve the conflict.
What is the Falling Action?
500
The action that makes up the story, following a plan called the plot line.
What is the Plot?
500
A problem or struggle that appears to be well beyond a character's control.
What is a Person Against Fate (God)?
500
Third-Person point of view that allows the narrator to share the thoughts and feelings of only one character.
What is Third-Person Limited Omniscient?
500
The Big Bad Wolf is so scared of the 3 Pigs that he runs off in the woods never to be seen again. The 3 little pigs live happily ever after.
What is Resolution?
500
This occurs after the climax of the story, resolves conflict and ties up loose ends of the story.It sometimes offers an unexpected twist before the story ends.