Story Stuff
main character; often relatable to the reader
What is protagonist
Thanos, in the movie The Avengers
What is the antagonist
descriptive language that evokes the five senses
What is imagery
a concrete object that represents a deeper idea
What is symbol
Her eyes were like the sea.
What is simile
time and place of a story
What is setting
typically the end of a story's plot, where the conflict is resolved
What is Resolution
suggestions or hints of later events in a story
What is foreshadowing
a problem that makes the plot interesting
What is conflict
It was a dark and stormy October night.
What is setting
three classic types of conflict (Human vs. __)
Human vs. Human , Human vs. Self, Human vs. Nature, Human vs. Society, Human vs. Machine
the beginning of a story's plot, where the setting is introduced
What is Exposition
What is theme
comparison using like or as
What is simile
The leaves danced and twirled, laughing as they fell.
What is personification
type of conflict where a sailor must survive a storm
What is Human vs. Nature
Human vs. Self is this type of conflict.
What is internal
the sequence of events in a story
What is plot
a character or narrator's perspective
What is point of view
Her eyes were the sea.
What is metaphor
What is climax
A story that is narrated by someone outside of the story, like a classic "once upon a time" tale, is written in __ person.
What is 3rd person
a contrast between how something seems and how something really is; often funny or thought-provoking
What is irony
the emotion or atmosphere of a scene or moment in a story
What is mood
A story that is narrated by a character who is part of the story, like a journal, is written in __ person.
What is 1st person.