Plot Structure
The part of the story where everything is settled and the reader learns how the story ends.
What is Resolution?
The character struggles with their own feelings, choices, or fears.
What is Character vs. Self?
This is the lesson or message an author wants readers to understand about life.
What is theme?
You have not studied enough examples for such a conclusion.
What is Hasty Generalization?
This refers to the literal, dictionary meaning of a word.
What is denotation?
The most exciting or intense part of a story, often called the turning point, where the main conflict reaches its peak, turning point.
What is climax?
The character faces a problem with another character
What is Character vs Character?
A story shows that hard work and practice help a character succeed in reaching a goal. What is the theme?
Hard work leads to success?
That is unfortunate but it is irrelevant and distracting from the main argument
What is Red Herring?
The narrator tells the story using words like “he,” “she,” or “they” and is not a character in the story.
What is third-person point of view?
The part of the story where the reader learns about the characters, setting, and the basic situation before the main conflict begins.
What is Exposition?
The character struggles against rules, laws, or social expectations
What is Character vs Society?
A character learns to forgive a friend after a big argument, showing the importance of understanding others. What is the theme?
Forgiveness is important?
You are attaching a point of view that is not my own.
What is Straw Man?
Break the word “unhappiness” into its prefix, root, and suffix.
What is Prefix - Un; Root Word - Happy; Suffix - Ness?
The section of the stry where problems, challenges, or conflicts start happening and make the story more exciting.
What is Rising Action?
The character struggles against natural forces like storms, animals, or illness.
What is Character vs. Nature?
Even though the main character fails at first, they keep trying and eventually improve, showing growth over time. What is the theme?
Perseverance leads to improvement?
That is attacking me and not my arguments
What is Ad Hominem?
This prefix means “under” or “below,
What is the prefix sub-?
The part of the story were the problems start getting resolved after the most exciting moment (the climax).
What is Falling Action?
Two students argue over who should be the team captain, and their disagreement turns into a rivalry that affects the whole team.
What is Character vs. Character conflict
A character lies to protect themselves, but their dishonesty causes bigger problems, teaching a lesson about truth and consequences. What is the theme?
What is Honesty is important or Lying leads to negative consequences?
The first event will not necieesarily lead to such an extreme result.
What is Slippery Slope?
This suffix means “state of being”
What is the suffix -ness?