The rate or speed at which a story's events take place
What is pacing?
200
Sequence of Events in a story
What is plot
200
A man and woman are arguing over spilled milk. - What type of conflict is this?
What is Character vs. Character?
200
The character who changes or learns from the conflict
What is the main character (protagonist)?
200
Components of a story that can be examined as a means of constructing a theme
What are changes in the main character, things characters say or do, the title, the conflict and how it is resolved?
200
Real stories about people or events
What is nonfiction?
300
Sets the stage for the story; we are introduced to character and setting
What is Exposition
300
A character cannot decide between two women - he swears he loves them both! - what type of conflict is this?
What is Character vs. self?
300
a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen
What is suspense?
300
"The meaning of friendship" - is this a topic or a theme?
What is a topic?
300
The person or character who actually tells the story, filling in the background information and bridging the gaps between
dialogue.
What is narrator
400
After the climax; closing of problems
What is Falling Action?
400
Name all 4 types of conflict
What is Character vs. Character, Character vs. self, Character vs. Nature, Character vs. society?
400
A writer provides hints as to what might happen later
What is foreshadowing?
400
What does the word "universal" mean, and how does it apply to theme?
The word universal means of, affecting, or done by all people or things in the world. Themes must be universal, not about specific characters in the novel.
400
Things that are introduced during the exposition of a work of literature.
Setting, characters, possibly the conflict
500
Challenge: Come up to the board and draw the plot diagram with all 5 stages labeled correctly.
What is CHALLENGE?
500
Give me an example of a Character vs. Society conflict - from a book, movie, or real life
What is CHALLENGE
500
What happens or is said is completely different from what is expected
What is irony?
500
Give me a possible theme of "The Most Dangerous Game"