Story Elements Review

True or false: characterization is a physical description of the character

What is the PLOT of a story?

What comes in the pyramid after EXPOSITION?

What is in the EXPOSITION?

It was a boring day. Two kids were home alone. A cat showed up and trashed the house but then cleaned up. RESOLUTION?

The inciting incident is the event that launches the main action of the story. Find the inciting incident:

True or False: Setting is WHERE and WHEN the story takes place

What is the major difference between a dynamic and a static character?

With INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION the readers decide how they feel about a character based on their actions and words.

Which is the STARTING POINT of a story pyramid?

The CLIMAX is the highest point of tension or drama.

What comes after the climax?

The NARRATOR is always a character in the story.

If you were fighting for Civil Rights in the American South in the 1960s, what type of conflict was that?

This is an example of direct characterization: "Mrs. Smith had been in a bad mood for all the years I'd known her."

If a character is telling the story, which point of view is this?

The antagonist is the "good guy" of the story.

If a character is trying to survive a blizzard, what type of CONFLICT is that?

Which is NOT an example of theme?

Which of these is a type of internal conflict?

What is THEME?

What is the final part of a story?