Plot
The basic shape of a plot diagram.
Mountain
The main character is being bullied by a peer.
Character vs. character
The main character in a story.
Protagonist
The story is told using pronouns such as "I", "my", "we", etc.
First-person point of view
Two ways an author uses suspense.
To keep the reader interested and to build toward the climax.
When the story wraps up all the loose ends.
Tightly-plotted
The main character is struggling with fear of the future.
Main vs. himself
The character opposed to the main character.
Antagonist
The story is told using pronouns such as "he", "she", "they" or simply just using character names.
Third-person point of view.
The three types of irony (as we noted in Uncle Tom's Cabin).
What are verbal, situational, and dramatic?
A plot that leaves a lot of unanswered questions.
Open-ended plot
The main character is angry at God for letting a loved one die.
Character vs. God
A character that does not change over the course of the book.
Static character
The narrator reveals the thoughts of all of the major characters
Omniscient point of view
A character the reader understands.
What is a sympathetic character?
These are the five components of plot.
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Denouement
The main character is stranded in the desert.
Character vs Nature
A character that does change over the course of the story.
Dynamic character
The narrator reveals the thoughts of just one or two main characters
Limited point of view
A character, setting, image, etc. that represents or stands for a bigger abstract idea.
What is a symbol?
Also known as an episodic plot.
Loosely-plotted
The main character is struggling to overcome an evil government.
Character vs. Society
A character that is created to bring out the qualities of the main character through comparison/contrast.
Foil
The narrator does not reveal the thoughts of any characters but simply describes gestures and facial expressions (or gives stage directions).
A particular philosophy of life or conception of the world.
What is a worldview?