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Plot
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Literary Elements
MLA Format & Essays
100
This plot element is the turning point of a story.
What is the climax?
100
A character that the reader learns a lot about in a story is known as...
What is a round character?
100
A conflict that happens between two people is known as...
What is a man vs. man (person vs. person) conflict?
100
When a future event is hinted at in a story, it is known as this.
What is foreshadowing?
100
This number of paragraphs are in the typical essay.
What is 5?
200
This plot element introduces the conflict and builds tension.
What is the rising action?
200
A character that only has one or two traits is known as...
What is a flat character?
200
A person battling against natural elements is known as this type of conflict.
What is man vs. nature?
200
When a story covers events that have happened in the past, it is known as this.
What is flashback?
200
These three things belong in the introduction paragraph of an essay.
What are the universal statement, background information, and thesis statement.
300
This plot element is where everything wraps up and the story ends.
What is the resolution?
300
A character that changes throughout a story is known as...
What is a dynamic character?
300
A person battling against their own personal problem is known as this type of conflict.
What is man vs. self?
300
The time and place of a story is known as this.
What is setting?
300
In an MLA formatted document, books belong in this type of font.
What is italics?
400
This part of the plot wraps up the action of a story.
What is the falling action?
400
A character that stays the same throughout a story is known as...
What is a static character?
400
A person battling against a larger group of people or the world in general is known as this type of conflict.
What is man vs. society?
400
The message or lesson about life the reader learns from a story is known as this.
What is theme?
400
These two things belong in an MLA formatted header.
What are your last name and the page number.
500
This part of the plot introduces the characters and the setting.
What is the exposition?
500
The two rhyming terms for the main character an the "villain" in a story are...
What are protagonist and antagonist?
500
What is the difference between an internal and an external conflict?
Your teacher will let you know if your answer is sufficient.
500
When an object stands for an abstract idea, it is known as...
What is symbolism?
500
These four things in order belong in an MLA formatted heading.
What is name, teacher's name, class, and date.