Parts of Speech
Person, Place, or Thing
What is Noun?
A character is at odds with another character. Physical confrontation, argument, etc.
What is Character vs. Character External conflict?
All narratives take the audience on a journey. Books, movies, plays, musicals, video games, short stories, and some poems are all forms of narratives.
What is Freytag's Pyramid?
When the writer makes direct comments about the character.
What is Direct Characterization?
a young man who struggles with his/her destiny to become king is an example of character vs. ___ conflict
Shows how one word relates to another word
What is a Preposition?
A character is at odds with a force of nature; Rafting a river, climbing a mountain, etc.
What is Character vs. Nature External Conflict?
Occurs at the story’s beginning. Audience learns the introductory material needed to understand the story.
What is Exposition?
Revealing the character’s personality through five different methods. (STEAL)
What is Indirect Characterization?
a stage of Freytag’s Pyramid where loose ends are tied up and major themes are finalized
What is the Denoument?
Connects words or groups of words
What is conjunction?
A character is at odds with a decision or choice he/she must make. Standing up to a bully, deciding to cheat on a test or not, choosing the perfect dress for prom, etc.
What is Character vs. Self Internal Conflict?
Longest part of any narrative. Series of events that move the story towards its climax. Main conflict complicated by minor, secondary conflicts (obstacles, challenges, tasks).
What is Rising Action?
A character who does not change
What is a static character type?
a stage of Freytag’s Pyramid where no new conflicts or characters are introduced
What is the Falling Action?
The fox jumped quickly over the fence. What is "quickly" in this sentence?
What is adverb?
A character is at odds with some rule, tradition, or group in a society: Protesting the dress code policy, playing on the football team as a girl, etc.
What is Character vs. Society External Conflict?
Occurs at the end of the exposition. This event begins the main conflict. This event happens TO the protagonist. Everything after this event is “the story.”
What is Inciting Incident?
A character who is developed; major
What is a round character type?
Which Letter is this in the S.T.E.A.L. Method? "How do other characters feel about the character? How do they behave around him/her or react to him/her?"
What is Effect on Others?
Wow! That test was hard. What is "Wow!" in this sentence?
What is Interjection?
A character is at odds with something he/she cannot control or see (death, destiny, luck, God): Buying lottery tickets every week and always losing (luck), becoming king regardless of desire (destiny), etc.
What is Character vs. Fate External Conflict?
The turning point of any narrative. Most exciting event with the most tension. Audience unaware if protagonist will solve the main conflict.
What is the Climax?
undergoes major change (main character)
This is an example of which Part of Speech?:
"A thousand devils!" he exclaimed. "I've been struck by lightning!"
What is an Interjection?