Structure and Sequence
This is the sequence of events in a story
What is plot?
This is a type of character who does not change throughout the story.
What is a static character?
A character is in conflict with another character.
What is person vs. person?
What is the central message or lesson of a story called?
What is a theme?
This is the author's attitude toward the subject of the story.
What is tone?
The part of the plot structure introduces characters, setting, and background information.
What is the exposition?
A type of character who changes and develops throughout the story.
What is a dynamic character?
A character struggles with their own thoughts and feelings.
What is person vs. self?
These are larger topics that a story is about. Multiple of these fit into a theme statement.
What are big ideas?
This is the feeling the reader experiences while reading a story.
What is mood?
This is the event that disrupts the normal situation and starts the conflict.
What is the inciting incident?
This is type of character that is a well-developed character with many traits and complexities.
What is a round character?
A character is struggling to survive in a dangerous snowstorm.
What is person vs. nature.
Which of the following is a strong theme idea:
A. Friendship
B. Being kind is important in life
C. The story was about a boy and his dog
D. The ending was sad
What is B?
When the reader knows something that the characters do not.
What is dramatic irony?
What is rising action?
This is a type of character with only a few personality traits and little development.
What is a flat character?
A character is struggling with fear, guilt, or inner doubt, which affects their decisions and actions throughout the story.
What type of conflict is this?
What is person vs. self?
One of the themes of The Outsiders is:
A) The pursuit of power and the protection of family often require sacrificing one's own morality.
B) Reality is a fragile construct, and one must choose to see the truth rather than live comfortably in illusion.
C) True strength and greatness come from embracing one’s authentic self and unique potential, rather than trying to imitate others.
D) Labels and class differences hide the fact that all people experience the same emotions and struggles.
What is D?
A narrator who may not be fully truthful or reliable is called this.
What is an unreliable narrator?
This is the turning point of the story where tension is at its highest and the outcome is decided.
What is the climax?
What type of characterization is demonstrated in The Landlady, where the landlady appears kind but becomes increasingly unsettling? The narrator never directly states her true personality, but we infer it from her actions.
What is indirect characterization?
In The Interlopers, two enemies are trapped under a fallen tree in the forest during a storm. What type of conflict is shown?
What is person vs. nature?
In The Lottery, people follow a violent tradition without questioning it.
What is a strong theme statement based on this idea?
People may follow harmful traditions without questioning them.
Which short story that we have read as a class has an unreliable narrator?
What is a Tell-Tale Heart?