Vocabulary
Terms
Characters
Plot
Elements of a story
100

Underlying message of a story, that relates to life

What is Theme?

100

POV: Know only the thoughts/feelings of one character 

What is third person limited?

100

The act of creating or describing a character.

What is characterization?

100

Where characters are introduced, the setting is revealed and conflict begins here

What is introduction?

100

Character development where the author “tells” about the character

What is direct characterization?

200

Sounds, time, smells, details of season, architecture, sights all provide information about the story's _________

What is setting?

200

POV: Only can see and hear dialogue type narration, like a camera in the room

What is third person objective?

200
The character does not change.
What is static?
200

Largest part of the plot

What is rising action?

200

Character development using “showing” details

What is indirect characterization?

300

A character with various characteristics or traits. We know a lot about how they think/feel.

What is round character?

300

POV: Know the thoughts and feeling of all characters

What is third person omniscient?

300

The character undergoes a change.

What is dynamic character?

300

The events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution where loose ends are tied up

What is falling action?

300

Jealousy, anxiety, stress are all examples of this type of conflict

What is Internal Conflict?

400

Character central to the action of a story and the primary character in a text, often positioned as “good” or the character with whom readers are expected to identify. 

What is protagonist?

400

How the reader feels during the story

What is mood?

400
Motivated by a goal aspiration or desire to frustrate, challenge, or destroy the protagonist.
What is an antagonist?
400
This drives the plot forward

What is conflict?

400

Man vs. Man or Character vs. Character is what type of conflict?

What is external conflict?

500

Two ways of presenting details, personality traits about a character 

What is indirect and direct characterization?

500
 "I" is used in this type of narration

What is First Person POV?

500

Not many sides to his/her personality, maybe we know only one trait


What is flat character?

500
Turning point; Usually a result of the two opposing forces coming head to head
What is climax?
500

When something concrete (literal) stands for something abstract (figurative) ex. leg of lamb or embalmed pets

What is symbol or symbolism?