Freytag's Triangle
The turning point of the story
What is the climax?
A comparison between two different things that doesn't use the words "like," "as," or "than"
What is a metaphor?
Writing that is based on fact, rather than being made up
What is nonfiction?
The protagonist struggles against another character
What is person vs. person?
Where and when the story takes place
What is the setting?
The part of the story where loose ends are tied up before the end
What is falling action?
Exaggerating to make your point
What is hyperbole?
Writing that has compression and musicality
What is poetry?
The protagonist struggles against animals or the environment
What is person vs. nature?
All of the ways an author can show us what a character is like
What is characterization?
The part of the story where the main conflict is solved
What is the resolution?
Words that echo natural sounds
What is onomatopoeia?
Writing that looks at similarities and differences
What is compare and contrast?
Person vs. person, person vs. nature, person vs. society, and person vs. the supernatural are all examples of this type of conflict
What is external conflict?
A character's reason for acting
What is motivation?
The moment where the main conflict comes into the story
Repeating sounds at the beginning of words
What is alliteration?
Writing that looks at reasons and results
What is cause and effect?
The charater struggles with magic, curses, or gods
What is person vs. supernatural?
How the story makes the reader feel
What is mood?
The part of the story where we are introduced to the characters and the setting
What is exposition?
Any time the speaker doesn't literally mean what they're saying
What is figurative language?
Writing that identifies and issue and ways to fix it
What is problem and solution?
Person vs. self is the only example of this type of conflict
What is internal conflict?
What is irony?