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Story Story Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| setting | where a story takes place |
| mood | atomosphere the mood is usually determined by setting |
| setting | where a story takes place |
| theme | lesson or message of the story |
| mood | atomosphere the mood is usually determined by setting |
| internal conflict | a struggle within yourself |
| theme | lesson or message of the story |
| conflict | a problem |
| internal conflict | a struggle within yourself |
| person vs person | problem between two people or two groups of people |
| person vs self | a character must make a difficult decision |
| external conflict | struggle with anoutside force |
| person vs person | problem between two people or two groups of people |
| person vs fate | person has a problem facing destiny |
| person vs society | one person in conflict with a group |
| person vs nature | person in conflict with force of nature |
| plot | sequence of events |
| expostion | background given setting characters introduced |
| narrative hook | the problem is revealed |
| falling action | all events all events leading to the conclusion of the end of the story |
| falling action | all events all events leading to the conclusion of the end of the story |
| rising action | all events leading to climax |
| climax | most exciting part of the story turning point character must make desicion |
| falling action | all events all events leading to the conclusion of the end of the story |
| conclusion | the end |
| narrator | person telling story |
| tone | authors attitude toward the story |
| point of view | how the story is told |
| 1st person | the narrator is a part of the story using I, me, my, our us |
| 3rd limited | narrator not part of story uses he, she, they,them |
| 3rd omniscient | narrator not part of story uses he, she, they, them |
| characters | people or animal in the story |
| major | most important characters |
| protagonist | the good guy |
| antagonist | bad guy |
| minor | supportingor extra characters |
| dynmaic character | character whose thoughts attitudes beliefs change |
| static character | character whose thoughts attitudes beliefs DO NOT change in the story |
| flat | character who has one character trait |
| round | character who has many personality traits |
| indirect characterization | the personality of a character is revealed though the characters thoughts comments and actions |
| setting | where a story takes place |
| mood | atomosphere the mood is usually determined by setting |
| theme | lesson or message of the story |
| conflict | a problem |
| internal conflict | a struggle within yourself |
| person vs self | a character must make a difficult decision |
| external conflict | struggle with anoutside force |
| person vs person | problem between two people or two groups of people |
| person vs fate | person has a problem facing destiny |
| person vs society | one person in conflict with a group |
| person vs nature | person in conflict with force of nature |
| plot | sequence of events |
| expostion | background given setting characters introduced |
| narrative hook | the problem is revealed |
| rising action | all events leading to climax |
| climax | most exciting part of the story turning point character must make desicion |
| falling action | all events all events leading to the conclusion of the end of the story |
| conclusion | the end |
| narrator | person telling story |
| setting | where a story takes place |
| mood | atomosphere the mood is usually determined by setting |
| theme | lesson or message of the story |
| 1st person | the narrator is a part of the story using I, me, my, our us |
| conflict | a problem |
| internal conflict | a struggle within yourself |
| person vs self | a character must make a difficult decision |
| external conflict | struggle with anoutside force |
| person vs person | problem between two people or two groups of people |
| person vs fate | person has a problem facing destiny |
| person vs society | one person in conflict with a group |
| person vs nature | person in conflict with force of nature |
| plot | sequence of events |
| expostion | background given setting characters introduced |
| narrative hook | the problem is revealed |
| rising action | all events leading to climax |
| climax | most exciting part of the story turning point character must make desicion |
| falling action | all events all events leading to the conclusion of the end of the story |
| conclusion | the end |
| narrator | person telling story |
| tone | authors attitude toward the story |
| point of view | how the story is told |
| setting | where a story takes place |
| mood | atomosphere the mood is usually determined by setting |
| theme | lesson or message of the story |
| conflict | a problem |
| internal conflict | a struggle within yourself |
| person vs self | a character must make a difficult decision |
| external conflict | struggle with anoutside force |
| person vs person | problem between two people or two groups of people |
| person vs fate | person has a problem facing destiny |
| person vs society | one person in conflict with a group |
| person vs nature | person in conflict with force of nature |
| plot | sequence of events |
| expostion | background given setting characters introduced |
| narrative hook | the problem is revealed |
| rising action | all events leading to climax |
| climax | most exciting part of the story turning point character must make desicion |
| falling action | all events all events leading to the conclusion of the end of the story |
| conclusion | the end |
| narrator | person telling story |
| tone | authors attitude toward the story |
| point of view | how the story is told |
| 1st person | the narrator is a part of the story using I, me, my, our us |
| 3rd limited | narrator not part of story uses he, she, they,them |
| 3rd omniscient | narrator not part of story uses he, she, they, them |
| characters | people or animal in the story |
| major | most important characters |
| protagonist | the good guy |
| antagonist | bad guy |
| minor | supportingor extra characters |
| dynmaic character | character whose thoughts attitudes beliefs change |
| static character | character whose thoughts attitudes beliefs DO NOT change in the story |
| flat | character who has one character trait |
| round | character who has many personality traits |
| indirect characterization | the personality of a character is revealed though the characters thoughts comments and actions |
| direct characterization | the narrator or other character in the story tell the reader about the personality of the character |
| symbol | something that stands for or represents something else |
| symbol | something that stands for or represents something else |
| irony | the difference between apperance and reality |
| foreshadoeing | hints aboutnwhat will happen later in a story |
| suspense | the quality is a story that keeps you inter ested |