Basic Elements
Conflict
Point of View
Stylistic Devices
Misc Fun Times
100
One of the people or animals in a story.
What is a character?
100
A problem between characters.
What is Person Against Person?
100
Uses the pronoun "I"
What is 1st person?
100
The message about life or human nature that is "hidden" in the story that the writer tells.
What is Theme?
100
Exposition includes information about -----
What are characters and setting?
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 Person VS Self?
200
Uses "he" and "she", and is god-like in knowing characters' thought.
What is third person omniscient?
200
The feeling a piece of literature creates in a reader.
What is Mood?
200
If an author describes a character explicitly, such as "he was lazy", it is called this term:
What is direct characterization?
300
The main character in a story, often a good or heroic type.
What is the Protagonist?
300
A problem between a character and culture.
What is a Person VS 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 lesson a story teaches.
What is Moral?
300
S-T-E-A-L is an abbreviation for what five words?
What are Speech - Though - Effect on Others - Actions - Looks?
400
Setting involves these three elements:
What is time, place, and weather?
400
A problem between a character and some element like a blizzard, a hurricane, a mountain climb, etc.
What is a Person VS Nature?
400
The least common point of view.
What is Second Person?
400
An author's word choice is called this.
What is Diction?
400
This is a short, precise summary
What is a precis?
500
The action that makes up the story.
What is the Plot?
500
A problem or struggle that appears to be well beyond a character's control.
What is a Person VS Super-Natural?
500
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 serious, funny, or satiric attitude or feeling revealed by the characters, word choice, and general writing style in literature.
What is Tone?
500
He walks, talk, and claps is an example of ---- in writing.
What is parallelism?