Narrative Writing
The person telling a story
Who is the narrator?
The turning point of the story
What is the climax?
A struggle between two humans
What is Person vs. Person conflict?
The protagonist of "Mirror Image"
Who is Alice?
When the author's purpose is to entertain by telling a story, we call it this.
What is narrative?
The angle from which the story is told
What is point of view?
The part of the story where the action builds up towards the climax
What is rising action?
Hints about what's going to happen later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
The primary type of conflict in "Mirror Image"
What is Person vs. Self (or) internal conflict?
When the author's purpose is to convince us of something, we call it this.
What is persuasive?
When the story jumps to an earlier time, it's known as this:
What is flashback?
The part of the story where all of the problems are solved
What is the resolution?
How the story makes the reader feel
What is mood?
Alice likes her new body, but is unsure of who she is. She's excited by all of the things she can do now, but unhappy because her sister treats her like a stranger. All of these are examples of this.
What is characterization?
When the author's purpose is to give facts, we call it this.
What is informative or expository?
Hints about what's going to happen later in the story are known as this.
What is foreshadowing?
The part of the story where we are introduced to the characters and setting
What is the exposition?
When the story is told by an outside narrator who only knows one character's thoughts
What is third person limited point of view?
The climax of "Mirror Image."
What is Alice meeting Mr. Jarred?
When the author's purpose is to tell us what something looks like, sounds like, smells like, tastes like, or feels like, we call it this.
What is descriptive?
What a character looks like, says, thinks, and does are all part of this.
What is characterization?
The moment in the story where the main problem is introduced
What is the inciting incident?
The author's lesson or message
What is theme?
Everything that happens in the story, from the inciting incident to the resolution (Freytag's Triangle diagrams this!)
What is plot?
When the author's purpose is to share their feelings or opinions, we call it this.
What is expressive?