Story Elements
Conflict
Point of View
Plot
Terms to Know
100
SOMEONE WHO PARTICIPATES IN THE ACTION IN A STORY IS THIS.
What is A CHARACTER.
100
THE PROBLEM (OR STRUGGLE) FACED BY CHARACTERS IN A STORY IS CALLED...
What is CONFLICT.
100
THE PERSPECTIVE FROM WHICH A STORY IS TOLD IS CALLED THIS.
What is POINT OF VIEW.
100
THE SERIES OF RELATED EVENTS IN A STORY IS CALLED THIS.
What is PLOT.
100
A ___________ IS A QUALITY SOMEONE HAS INSIDE. IT DESCRIBES SOMEONE'S PERSONALITY.
What is A TRAIT.
200
FIRST AND THIRD PERSON ARE EXAMPLES OF WHAT STORY ELEMENT?
What is POINT OF VIEW.
200
NAME THE FOUR TYPES OF CONFLICT.
What is MAN VS. MAN, MAN VS. NATURE, MAN. VS. SOCIETY, MAN VS. HIMSELF.
200
STORIES ARE MOST COMMONLY TOLD IN __________ AND ___________ POINTS OF VIEW.
What is FIRST AND THIRD.
200
THE MOST EXCITING PART OF THE STORY IS CALLED THIS.
What is CLIMAX.
200
UNLIKE A THEME, A __________ CAN BE DESCRIBED IN JUST ONE WORD.
What is A TOPIC.
300
COMPLICATIONS ARISE IN A STORY AS THE CHARACTERS ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THIS.
What is THE CONFLICT.
300
A MAN WHO IS STRANDED IN THE WOODS DURING A BAD STORM IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS TYPE OF CONFLICT.
What is MAN VS. NATURE.
300
WHEN A STORY IS TOLD BY ONE OF THE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY, IT IS FROM THIS POINT OF VIEW.
What is FIRST PERSON.
300
THE MAIN CONFLICT IS INTRODUCED DURING WHAT PART OF THE STORY?
What is EXPOSITION.
300
THE SETTING OF A STORY TELLS ___________ AND __________ IT TAKES PLACE.
What is WHEN AND WHERE.
400
CONFLICT IS RESOLVED AFTER THE ___________ IN A STORY.
What is CLIMAX.
400
WHEN A CHARACTER HAS A PROBLEM (OR STRUGGLE) INSIDE HIS MIND, IT'S THIS KIND OF CONFLICT.
What is MAN VS. HIMSELF.
400
____________ PERSON LIMITED POINT OF VIEW IS WHEN THE STORY IS TOLD BY SOMEONE OUTSIDE THE ACTION. THIS NARRATOR FOCUSES ON THE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS OF ONLY ONE CHARACTER.
What is THIRD.
400
THE ENDING OF THE STORY, WHEN LOOSE ENDS ARE TIED UP IS CALLED THIS.
What is RESOLUTION.
400
WHEN YOU ANALYZE THE CHARACTERS IN A STORY, IT'S CALLED THIS.
What is CHARACTERIZATION.
500
THE TRUTH ABOUT LIFE REVEALED IN A WORK OF LITERATURE IS CALLED __________.
What is THEME.
500
IN THE OUTSIDERS, THE GREASERS WERE SEEN AS "BAD" BECAUSE OF HOW THEY LOOKED. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT TYPE OF CONFLICT?
What is MAN VS. SOCIETY.
500
WHAT WORD CAN BE USED TO DESCRIBE AN ALL-KNOWING NARRATOR?
What is OMNISCENT.
500
THE INTRODUCTION OF A STORY, WHEN CHARACTERS AND SETTING ARE INTRODUCED TO THE READER IS CALLED THIS.
What is EXPOSITION.
500
FRENCH TERM FOR "RESOLUTION."
What is DENOUMENT.