What was that story about?
The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work
What is plot?
The leading character or one of the major characters in a work of fiction.
What is the protagonist?
The parts of fiction literature which explain where events take place, what happened before the story begins, and the background of the characters.
What is the exposition?
The author tells the reader what a character is like by saying it explicitly.
What is direct characterization?
When and where the work of literature takes place.
What is the setting?
The biggest obstacle (usually an opponent) standing between the main character and their goal.
What is an antagonist?
A series of events that build suspense, push the plot ahead, and lead to the story's climax.
What is rising action?
The process of describing a character through the character's thoughts, actions, speech, and dialogue.
What is indirect characterization?
The struggle between two opposing forces, usually a protagonist and an antagonist.
What is conflict?
A character that goes through an important change throughout the story.
What is a dynamic character?
The turning point of a narrative work, usually the point of highest tension and drama
A literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
The person who is telling the story.
What is a narrator?
A character with very little emotions, motivation or personality.
What is a flat character?
What the characters are doing after the story’s most dramatic part has happened.
What is falling action?
An interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point in the story.
What is a flashback?
The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
What is characterization?
A deep and multi-layered character, interesting to the audience because they feel like real people.
What is a round character?
Where the conflict is resolved and everyone learns a lesson about those problems
What is the resolution?
A character who contrasts another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight certain characteristics.