An ending that catches the reader off guard with something unexpected
What is surprise ending
100
The setting
What is the time and place in which action occurs
100
The character most central to the action of the story; the "hero"
What is the protagonist
100
The struggle between opposing forces
What is conflict
100
The voice that tells the story.
What is the narrator
200
The part of the plot that introduces the reader to the setting and characters.
What is the exposition
200
An example is a log cabin nestled in a beautiful mountain canyon
What is to create mood or atmosphere
200
The person, thing, or force that works against protagonist; the "villain"
What is the antagonist
200
Takes place when a person or group struggles against another person or group or against a non-human force
What is external conflict
200
First person
What is a point of view where the character is in her own story. It uses pronouns such as I, me, us, our.
300
The point at which the conflict is ended.
What is the resolution
300
An example is an arctic setting which involves a character's struggle to survive in extreme weather
What is to contribute to the conflict or struggle
300
Characters who generally stay the same throughout the novel
What is static characters
300
Takes place when a person or group struggles against another person or group or against a non-human force
What is external conflict
300
Third person
What is a point of view where she is telling the story outside the action. It uses pronouns such as she, he, his, them.
400
A hint or clue about an event that will occur later in the story
What is foreshadowing
400
An example is a winter setting representing death.
What is to symbolize some idea the writer wants to emphasize
400
Characters who change from the beginning to the end of the novel.
What is dynamic characters
400
The theme
What is the central message of the story
400
An "all knowing" narrator that tells about other thoughts and feelings.
What is omniscient narrator
500
The five parts of the plot diagram
What is the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
500
Three uses of setting
What is to create mood or atmosphere, to inform readers about different ways of life, to make the action seem more real, to contribute to the conflict or struggle, and to symbolize some idea the writer wants to emphasize
500
The author describes a character using words and phrases created through the character's actions, thoughts and feelings, or through another character's thoughts and feelings about that character.
What is indirect characterization
500
Implied theme
What is a reader must decide what the message of the story is by looking at other elements such as plot outcomes
500
The difference between omniscient and limited narrator.
Omniscient narrators are "all knowing" and limited narrators know only what's in the mind of one major or minor character.