Plot
What is Plot?
THe plot is the major events that take place during the story.
What is a character?
The people, animals, ghosts, etc. that are in the story.
Define person vs. person conflict
Two characters in conflict
What is the setting?
The location, time period, and cultural context of where the story takes place.
What is foreshadowing?
When the author provides the reader with a hint about something that might happen later in the story.
What is the inciting incident?
The event that starts the story.
What is the difference between a major character and a minor character?
A major character have a large role in a story. A minor character has a small role in the story.
Define Person vs. Nature conflict
Person in conflict with a natural element
What is the topic? Give at least one example.
The main subject of the story (hockey, war, greed, love, friendship).
A symbol is a concrete item or action from the story that represents another idea (heart represents love, the sun represents a new day).
What is the climax?
The highest point of conflict in the story
What is a static character?
A character that does not change throughout the story
Define person vs. Technology conflict
Person in conflict with technology
What is the theme?
The author's message to the reader about the topic.
What is a simile? Give an example
A comparison of two items using comparison words; so, like, as, than.
Her hair was as wet as seaweed.
What is the resolution?
The ending of the story where the conflict is normally resolved.
Define protagonist
The main character of the story that the world of the story revolves around
Define person vs. Society conflict
A person in conflict with not one person, but society, a way of living.
What is Mrs. Bradley's birthday?
October 28
What is a Metaphor? Give an example.
A metaphor is a comparison of two items without using comparison words.
Her mood was a dark and stormy night.
What is a Plot Diagram?
A graphic image that shows the inciting incident, climax, and resolution.
BONUS 500 POINTS: it looks like a heartbeat, is the heartbeat of a story.
Define antagonist
The anti-hero, the villain or opposing character to the protagonist.
Define Person vs. Supernatural conflict AND
Define Person vs. Self conflict
Person in conflict with themselves.
I'm thinking of a number between 1-10...
6
Answer this riddle:
What has roots as nobody sees,
Is taller than trees,
Up, up it goes,
And yet never grows?
A mountain