This is the most intense moment in a story. It happens at the peak of the plot line.
What is climax?
100
This kind of conflict is when the the character struggles with something outside of himself.
What is external conflict?
100
This type of character does not have much depth. He/she is sometimes described as "two-dimensional".
What is flat?
100
This literary element is defined by the time and place of a story.
What is setting?
100
This term describes how a story is told.
What is point of view?
200
This is the beginning of a story. It establishes the setting (time & place) and introduces main characters.
What is exposition or introduction?
200
This type of conflict could involve a deep-sea fisherman getting stuck in a violent storm.
What is human vs. nature?
200
This type of character is complex and often experiences moral conflict. Sometimes he/she is described as "three-dimensional".
What is round?
200
In addition to time and place, setting provides information about this.
What is mood or tone?
200
When a story uses one thing to represent another (for example, a flag represents patriotism), the literary term used to describe it is this.
What is symbolism?
300
This term refers to the events, conflicts, or crises that lead up to the climax.
What is rising action?
300
In this type of conflict, a character might battle his own conscience as he decides what is right and what is wrong.
What is human vs. self?
300
This character remains the same throughout the coarse of the story.
What is static?
300
The name of the story that was set in a tropical island.
What is "The Most Dangerous Game"?
400
This part of a story includes the events following the climax.
What is falling action?
400
This type of conflict could involve two characters competing for the same job.
What is human vs. human?
400
This type of character changes his attitude, or beliefs during the course of the story.
What is dynamic?
400
This character from "A Small Good Thing" is a good example of a dynamic character.
Who is the baker?
400
The fifth literary element needed when you're "reading a writing a story that's mad exciting."
What is theme?
500
This comes at the end of the story. The author ties up loose ends (unless it is a cliffhanger!) and character(s) usually end up triumphant or defeated.
What is resolution?
500
In this type of conflict, a character might stand up against his community to defend something he believes in.
What is human vs. society?
500
The baker in the short story "The Bath" is best described as this kind of character.