Story Structure
The time and place of a story is called
What is the setting
The main character in a story
What is the Protagonist?
A reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work.
What is an Allusion?
The central message or insight about life in a story.
What is the Theme?
The speaker or character who tells a story called
What is the Narrator?
the sequence of events in a story
This person or force opposes the protagonist.
What is the Antagonist?
Hints or clues about future events in a story
What is Foreshadowing?
A repeating symbol, action, or image that reinforces a theme.
What is the Motif?
The way an author structures their writing to create a unique effect.
What is Style?
a struggle between two opposing forces called
What is Conflict?
The term for the way an author reveals a character’s personality
What is Characterization?
A scene that interrupts the story to show an earlier event.
What is a Flashback?
The words an author chooses to use in writing.
What is a Diction/Word Choice
A word, object, or idea that represents something beyond itself.
What is Symbolism?
the two main types of conflict.
What are External and Internal
A character who contrasts another to highlight key differences.
What is a Dramatic Foil?
A feeling of uncertainty or curiosity about what will happen next.
What is Suspense?
The emotional meaning of a word beyond its dictionary definition
What is Connotation?
A conversation between two or more characters.
What is Dialogue?
The perspective from which a story is told
What is Point of View
A regional variety of language that characters speak in a story
What is a Dialect?
When the outcome of a situation is the opposite of what is expected
What is Irony?
The dictionary definition of a word called
What is Denotation?
The overall feeling or atmosphere a story creates?
What is the Mood?