1. 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 Plot Character- ization ConflictP. O. V. Random Elements

2. This plot element provides background information

3. Exposition

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

5. Climax

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

7. Setting

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

9. Denouement (resolution)

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

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

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

13. Direct Characterization

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

15. Flat Characters

16. The main character in fiction or drama

17. Protagonist

18. The character of opposing force that blocks the protagonist

19. Antagonist

20. 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.

21. Indirect Characterization

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

23. External Conflict

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

25. Character vs. Nature

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

27. Character Vs. Society

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

29. Internal Conlfict

30. 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

31. Conflict

32. The vantage point from which a writer tells a story

33. Point of View

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

35. Third Person Omniscient

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

37. Second Person

38. 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)

39. Third Person Limited

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

41. First Person

42. A Story’s Atmosphere or feeling it evokes

43. Mood

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

45. Tone

46. The underlying meaning in a work of literature

47. Theme

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

49. Situational Irony

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

51. Dramatic Irony