(Introduction) sets up the story by telling us about the setting, characters, and conflict.
Exposition
Rising Action
Theme
Plot
main events in the story that lead to the climax of the story.
Climax
The most emotional or suspenseful moment in a story.
Open Plot
Resolution
When the character's problem is solved.
Main Idea
What is a Plot?
the main events in the story that lead to the climax of the story.
series of related events that make up a story.
story has a resolution.
the most emotional or suspenseful moment in a story.
the idea about life revealed in a work of literature (central message or lesson taught by a story)
Closed Plot
What is the Main Idea?
Who knows!!!
Who cares.
What the story is mainly about.
story stops at the climax: has no resolution.
story has a resolution
A struggle or clash between opposing forces
Internal Conflict
External Conflict
Conflict
Man vs. Man
a character has to battle with what seems to be and uncontrollable problem
Man vs. Fate
a character struggles inside and has trouble deciding what to do.
Man vs. Himself
One character has a problem with one or more of the other characters
conflict in which a character struggles against some outside force
Conflict, Conflict, and more Conflict
Man vs. Nature
one character has a problem with one or more of the other characters
a character has to battle with what seems to be an uncontrollable problem.
a character has a problem or conflict with nature.
conflict that takes place within a character's mind; struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions.
Just good ole conflict!!
Point of View
a character has a problem with ideas, customs or practices of other people
Man vs. Society
the vantage point from which a story is told
Third Person Omniscient Point of View-the narrator is not a character in the story and is "all knowing" able to reveal the thoughts and feelings of any character and to describe events from the viewpoint of an character.
the narrator is not a character in the story and reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character; basically telling the story through that character's experiences.
Second Person Point of View
First Person Point of View
Third Person Omniscient Point of View
Third Person Limited Point of View
The narrator (I) is a character in the story that can reveal his or her own thoughts and can tell what is seen or heard about others.
the narrator addresses the reader directly using the pronoun "you"
a descriptive detail, plot pattern, character type or them that recurs in many different cultures.
Archetype
Characterization
Protagonist
Method used to show characters.
Indirect Charactrization
you learn about the character through actions and words of the character.
Indirect Characterization
the author tells you about the character
Direct Characterization
Antagonist
Main character/hero
Flat Character
Round Character
Static Character
Dynamic Character
Villain/Opposition
One dimensional; see only one part of personality.
See all aspects of the character's personality.
Character doesn't change.
Character changes throughout the story.