Plot Character- ization ConflictP. O. V. Random Elements

This plot element provides background information

Exposition

The most intense moment in the lot, the moment at which something happens that reveals how the conflict will turn out.

Climax

This information about a story is usually found in the story’s exposition… it tells us time and place a story takes place

Setting

This plot element ties up the loose ends of a story…

Denouement (resolution)

Name the 5 plot elements in order as they appear on the plot diagram…

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Denoument (Resolution)

In this type of characterization, the author tells us directly what the character is like

Direct Characterization

These types of characters have only 1 or 2 personality traits and can be summed up in a single phrase They’re often stereotypical…

Flat Characters

The main character in fiction or drama

Protagonist

The character of opposing force that blocks the protagonist

Antagonist

In this type of characterization, an author provides details about a character and we as readers, have to put clues together to figure out what a character is like, just as we do In real life.

Indirect Characterization

This type of conflict happens between the main character and another character or some kind of opposing force

External Conflict

This type of conflict can be seen in the following stories/movies: Castaway, The Perfect Storm, The Day After Tomorrow

Character vs. Nature

This type of conflict has the main character in conflict with a larger group: a community, culture, etc.

Character Vs. Society

This type of conflict happens within the character Character vs. self

Internal Conlfict

This literary term can be defined as the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without this element of fiction, there is no plot

Conflict

The vantage point from which a writer tells a story

Point of View

This point of view knows the thoughts and feelings of every character

Third Person Omniscient

This point of view is very rare… it speaks directly to you.

Second Person

This point of view is told by an observing character in a story. We only see what this character experiences/ sees/ knows… (not the main character)

Third Person Limited

This point of view says “I” We see everything from this character’s personal perspective

First Person

A Story’s Atmosphere or feeling it evokes

Mood

The attitude a writer takes toward a subject, a character, or the reader

Tone

The underlying meaning in a work of literature

Theme

In this type of Irony, what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate

Situational Irony

This type of irony occurs when the reader or the audience knows something that a character does not know

Dramatic Irony