This section in a story describes the characters, setting and introduces the conflict.
What is the exposition?
100
These two people are the main character and his/her opposition, the "good guy" and the "bad guy".
Who are the Protagonist and Antagonist?
100
This kind of conflict is found when characters face things such as blizzards or tornadoes.
What is Man vs. Nature
100
This is the overall message or lesson the author hopes to offer through a story.
What is Theme?
100
This is a setting in a story that reflects a real time, place or happening in history.
What is Historical Context?
200
Tension builds in this stage of the plot as the conflict grows.
What is Rising Action?
200
This is what drives a character's actions - why he/she does what he/she does...
What is character motivation?
200
When the protagonist fights against addiction, depression, discouragement, or other internal struggles, this type of conflict arises.
What is Man vs. Self?
200
He carried around the picture of his dad with him everywhere; it was a security blanket, bringing him peace in difficult times.
What is a Metaphor?
200
"Robert couldn't stop thinking about lunch in English class. To his dismay, just as he imagined riding down a mountain of mashed potatoes and gravy, the student next to him tapped his shoulder."
The above story is written in this point of view.
What is a Third-Person Omniscient?
300
This is the part in a story after which everything changes. The highest point of the action, this stage of plot showcases a sort of "showdown" between the protagonist and antagonist.
What is the Climax?
300
This character undergoes an important change from the beginning to the end of the story.
What is a Dynamic Character?
300
Most stories involve this kind of conflict: characters experiencing problems with one another.
What is Man vs. Man
300
An object that stands for an idea in a work of literature. This also enhances the reader's understanding of an idea.
What is a symbol?
300
If an author gives little hints about what could happen later in a story, it is this.
What is Foreshadowing?
400
Loose ends are tied up at this point in a story plot. Sometimes called the denouement.
What is Resolution?
400
This character is a stereotype, not developed. We don't know much about him or her, so the character isn't real to us.
What is a Flat Character?
400
Sometimes this causes conflict, because it is the opposite of what is expected to happen.
An example would be when the narrator of "The Tell Tale Heart" gives himself away to the police after bragging about how well he hid the crime.
What is Irony?
400
My alarm surprised me with its rudeness every single day.
What is Personification?
400
When a character speaks using his/her everyday speech, including slang terms, idioms and incorrect grammar, the character is speaking in this.
This is often used in dialogue
What is dialect?
500
This stage of plot occurs immediately after the highest point of literary action. Character changes are more evident at this point.
What is Falling Action.
500
How an author creates character: What a character says, does, or thinks. What other characters feel about a character. What the narrator tells us about a character.
What is Characterization?
500
This type of conflict may involve issues with racism and other forms of discrimination by groups of people.
What is Man vs. Society
500
"As I prepared for my presentation, I felt so much pressure you'd think I were delivering the Gettysburg Address." This literary device makes a reference to a popular person, place or event in history.
What is an Allusion?
500
The words and phrases an author chooses to use in telling the story which make his/her writing unique. This can include word choice, sentence structure, and figurative language.