Plot Diagram
The introduction that includes the setting and the characters
What is Exposition
The fresh and juicy oranges are very cold and sweet.
This is an example of __________________ which creates a picture by words using the 5 senses.
What is imagery?
The people, animals and characters in a story
What are characters?
A struggle between 2 or more opposing forces and every story has one
What is conflict?
When one of the characters in the story is telling the story.
Author uses I, me, we, us
What is 1st person point of view?
Using what we already know (background knowledge) and clues and information provided by the author in the text, to make reasonable and intelligent conclusions.
What is inferencing?
I was sitting at my desk at school when the wind began to howl outside.
This is an example of the _____ in a story.
What is the setting?
The technique of beginning with a present event then going back into the past
What is flashback?
Adjectives and other descriptions to describe the personality of a character
What are characteristics?
Takes place outside of the body; it is between a character and an outside force.
What is an external conflict
The narrator is not in the story, but knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.
He, she, they, them
What is 3rd person limited?
The choice and use of words
What is diction?
All the events leading to the climax (turning point) in a story. Includes character development and creates suspense.
Howdy! How y'all doin today?
_________ is a special form of language that belongs to particular group or region.
What is dialect?
The main character and hero that faces the conflict
Who is the Protagonist?
You are told a devastating secret about your best friend and you don't know if you should tell them or not
This is an example of ________ conflict
What is internal conflict?
The narrator is not in the story but knows all of the thoughts and feelings of the characters.
What is third person omniscient?
Understanding a word using it's dictionary definition
What is denotation?
The most exciting point in the story. Goal of the main character
What is the climax?
A situation where the opposite of the expected action occurs
What is irony?
The character who creates conflict in the story
Who is the antagonist?
A type of external conflict where one character has a problem with another character. The conflict could also be with many characters.
What is character vs. character?
Everything that happens as a result of the conflict. Questions are being answered and the character has been developed
What is the falling action?
A person, place, event or object which has a meaning.
What is symbolism?
Words spoken in a story
What is dialogue?
What type of conflict does the movie clip represent?
What is character vs. nature
This is how the story ends and it may not be happy.
The main character's conflict has some sort of end.
What is resolution?
The overall emotion a reader feels
What is mood?
The process of revealing a characters personality (how a character acts, feels, looks, thinks and what they say) and what people think about the character.
What is characterization?
When a character has a problem with the society in which they live (laws, beliefs of groups)
What is character vs. society
The main message or lesson an author presents to the reader
What is theme?
The attitude a writer takes in a piece of literature
What is tone?
When a character struggles with a decision or with his or her own identity.
What type of conflict does this show?
What is character vs. self?