PLOT & STRUCTURE
This is the sequence of events in a story.
➡️ What is plot?
The main character facing the central problem.
➡️ What is the protagonist?
The struggle or problem that drives the story forward.
➡️ What is conflict?
This point of view uses “I” or “we.”
➡️ What is first person point of view?
Clues that hint at what will happen later in the story.
➡️ What is foreshadowing?
The part of the story that introduces characters, setting, and background information.
➡️ What is exposition?
The force or character working against the main character.
➡️ What is the antagonist?
A struggle between two characters.
➡️ What is character vs. character?
This point of view uses “you” and is rare in fiction.
➡️ What is second person point of view?
A break in the timeline to show events from the past.
➡️ What is a flashback?
This is the turning point and most intense moment of the story.
➡️ What is the climax?
A character who changes significantly during the story.
➡️ What is a dynamic character?
An internal struggle with thoughts, feelings, or decisions.
➡️ What is character vs. self?
This narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
➡️ What is third person omniscient?
The central message or insight about life explored in a story.
➡️ What is theme?
This part includes events after the climax when tension begins to decrease.
➡️ What is falling action?
A character who stays mostly the same throughout the story.
➡️ What is a static character?
A struggle against rules, laws, or social expectations.
➡️ What is character vs. society?
A narrator who cannot fully be trusted due to bias, limited knowledge, or deception.
➡️ What is an unreliable narrator?
The feeling the reader experiences while reading.
➡️ What is mood?
This is the final outcome where conflicts are resolved and we see what happens to the characters.
➡️ What is the resolution (denouement)?
A complex, multi-dimensional character with many traits and emotions.
➡️ What is a round character?
struggle involving machines, AI, or advanced systems.
➡️ What is character vs. technology?
The voice that tells the story (may or may not be a character).
➡️ What is the narrator?
Drawing conclusions using text clues and your own knowledge.
➡️ What is inference?