Character
This term refers to the main character in a story.
What is the protagonist?
The sequence of events in a story.
What is the plot?
The time and place where a story occurs.
What is the setting?
The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work.
What is the theme?
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
This type of character does not change throughout the story.
What is a static character?
This part of the plot introduces the main conflict.
What is the exposition?
This element of setting includes the social environment that influences the characters.
What is social context?
This type of theme is a universal idea that can be found in many stories.
What is a universal theme?
This device gives human traits to non-human things.
What is personification?
A character that contrasts with another character, often the protagonist.
What is a foil?
This is the turning point in a story where the conflict reaches its peak.
What is the climax?
This term refers to the specific location within the setting where the action takes place.
What is a scene?
A theme that explores the concept of good versus evil.
What is moral conflict?
An exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.
What is hyperbole?
This character type embodies a single trait and is not fully developed.
What is a flat character?
The events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution.
What is the falling action?
This type of setting can create a mood or atmosphere in a story.
What is a symbolic setting?
A theme that reflects societal issues or critiques.
What is a social theme?
A recurring element that has symbolic meaning in a story.
What is a motif?
This type of character undergoes significant internal change over the course of the story.
What is a dynamic character?
The final part of the story where the conflict is resolved.
What is the resolution?
The physical description of a setting that includes weather and time of day.
What is the atmosphere?
This term refers to a subtle message or lesson conveyed through the story.
What is an implied theme?
This device involves using hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?