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parts of story
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Setting | Time and place of story |
| Exposition | Events before the plot is set in motion |
| Rising action | Events leading up to Climax |
| Climax | The turning point in the story |
| Falling action | Events after the climax |
| Resolution | Events after the conflict is resolved |
| Narrator | The one who tells the story |
| First person POV | everyone else in story |
| Second person POV | the readers actions are narrated |
| Third person limited POV | thoughts and feelings of one character |
| Third person omniscient POV | "all knowing" thoughts and feelings of multiple characters |
| Protagonist | The central or main characters in a story |
| Antagonist | The character,groups of characters or institution that opposes the protagonist |
| Flat character | An one-dimensional character that does not display emotional depth and has a single set of traits |
| Round Character | A well developed lifelike character that demonstrates multiple sides, traits and has a single set of traits |
| Dynamic character | The character that undergoes the significant inner change |
| Static character | A character that does not change significantly |
| Man vs. Man | A situation in which two characters have opposing desires or interests. The typical scenario is a conflict between the protagonist and the antagonist |
| Man vs. society | In this type of conflict a character must take on society not a single person. The character stands at odds with societal norms and realizes the necessity to work against these norms |
| Man vs. self | A character must overcome his own nature or make a choice between two or more paths- Good and evil; logic and emotion |
| Man vs. Nature | a character in tormented by natural forces such as storms or animals |