Plot Diagram & Character
Exposition
Inciting Incident
1. Introduction
2. Putting the Main Character into Action
Fragments
A word or phrase that is not a complete sentence
Similes
Metaphors
1. a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
2. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Harry Potter vs Voldemort.
Character vs. character
What is an Action Verb
it shows someone doing something that you can see. Action verb can be either mental or physical
Rising Action
Climax
1. The Events that lead up to the climax
2. The most exciting or intense part of the story.
Run-ons
Two or more independent clauses incorrectly combined or sentences that go on and on without proper punctuation.
Personification
Symbols
1. the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
2. a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.
Harry struggles with the prophecy that neither he nor Voldemort can really live while the other survives.
Character vs. fate
What is a linking Verb
A verb that links the Subject and the Predicate.
Falling Action
Resolution
1. The result of the climax
2. The final solution of then story
Compound
A sentence containing two or more independent clauses.
Flashback
a vivid experience in which you relive some aspects of a traumatic event or feel as if it is happening right now
Harry struggles with himself the entire series. He struggles with why he is the chosen one and the responsibility that comes with it. He is unsure if he has the ability and confidence in himself to save the wizarding world.
Character vs. self
What is a helping verb
A helping verb is a verb that assists the main verb.
Protagonist
The main character
Simple
A sentence containing one independent clause.
Foreshadowing
be a warning or indication of (a future event).
Voldemort vs the Wizarding World
Character vs. society
Independent clauses combined with semicolons
Use a semicolon to join two related independent clauses in place of a comma and a coordinating conjunction
Antagonist
the second character
Sentence kinds
1. Exclamatory
2. Declarative
3. Interrogative
4. Imperative
Theme
the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
When Harry fights the giant.
Character vs. nature
Independent clauses combined with , coordinating conjunctions
Independent clauses combined with , coordinating conjunctions