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Story Story Terms
Question | Answer |
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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 |