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Elements of plot
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What is exposition? | The introduction to a story |
| What is the initial incident? | It introduces the conflict or begins suspense. |
| What is the rising action? | Events that devolp the conflict |
| What is the climax? | The turning point in the story where the conflict is solved or starting to be solved. |
| What is the falling action? | Result of the climax |
| What is theme? | An idea |
| What is a protagonist? | The main character |
| What is a antagonist? | Someone/something(s) that work against the protagonist |
| What is the setting? | Where a story takes place |
| What is a flat character? | A character that can be summed up in 1 or 2 traits |
| what is a round character? | Characters that are complex with many characteristics |
| what is a realistic character? | Have the strengths and weaknesses of a ordinary person |
| what is a stock character? | Characteristics are known bc of the common conception about certain groups of people |
| What is 1st person point of view? | Becomes the character in the story |
| what is limited omniscient? | Limits the knowledge to one character |
| what is omniscient point of view? | Written in 3rd person point of view |