Question | Answer |
plot | sequence of events in story; built around a conflict |
exposistion | intro of characters and setting; tone |
rising action | the plot "thickens"; building conflict |
climax | turning point |
falling action | dealing with the fall out; wrap up |
resolution | end point |
setting | time and date |
dynamic character | undergoes a change as a result of the events of the story |
static character | does not change as a result of the story |
theme | statement about life made by the author |
conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
internal forces | man v.s. self
ex. Rains. v.s. terror
Rains. (past) v.s. Rains.(future) |
external forces | person v.s. aspect of outside world:
man v.s. society
man v.s. nature ex. Rains. v.s. quickand
man v.s. man ex. Rains. v.s. Zaroff |
point of view | vantage point from which a story is told |
1st person point of view | (I, me, my, mine)
character in the story
adv. well-developed narrator
dis.cannot know others thoughts/feelings |
3rd person limited | reveals thoughts of 1 character |
3rd person omniscient | everyone's thoughts and feelings |
symbol | a person, a place, an activity or an object that stands for something beyond itself |
direct characterization | when an author directly tells us what a character is like |
indirect characterization | when an author shows us what a character is like
(STEAL!) |
S | Speech-lets us hear how the character speaks often reveals characters personality |
T | Thoughts-the characters innermost thoughts also reveal pieces of their personality to us |
E | Effect on others-how other characters feel/behave when around the character reveals aspects about them |
A | Actions-important clue to understanding character |
L | Looks- the way a character dresses and carries him/herself reveals their personality as well |