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Elements of a Story
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Reviewing the elements of a story: plot, character, and theme
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What is second person?
the author
narrator is outside the story; uses "she," "they"
used to address a character or the reader; uses "you"/"your"
the narrator is a character in the story; uses "I," "we"
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What are the two types of conflict?
your thoughts and feelings
internal and external
inside and outside
forces that act against you
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What are the five elements of characterization?
thoughts/feelings, friends, hair and eye color, religion
speech, thoughts/feelings, effect on self, actions, looks
speech, thoughts/feelings, effects on others, actions, looks
status, feelings, job, family, hobbies
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What is nonfiction?
prose that presents real people, places, or events
prose that comes from the imagination of the writer's mind
poetry and drama
a biography
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What is resolution?
a conflict that the character has with another character
the part of the story that introduces the characters
the highest or most intense point of the story
the part of the story where problems are solved; the end
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What is theme?
the topic of the story
what the main event in the story is
a struggle within the character
the message about life that the author is conveying to you
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What is a plot?
a related series of events building toward the climax
the sequence of events in a story
the time and place of the action
act of creating and developing a character
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What is an antagonist?
the main character in the story
a character or a force in conflict with the main character
the narrator in the story
a character in the story who narrates the events
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What is first person?
a narrator who tells only what one character experiences
the author
a narrator who is outside the story; uses "he," "she"
the narrator is a character in the story; uses "I" and "we"
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What is third person?
narrator is a character in the story; uses "I," "we"
narrator is outside the story; uses "he," "she," "they"
used to address a character or the reader: uses "you/your"
the main character in the story
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What is the exposition?
the part of the story where problems are solved; the ending
the sequence of events in the story
the part of the story including setting and characters
the highest or most intense point in the plot
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What is climax?
one of the events after the conflict
a struggle between opposing forces
the highest or most intense part of the plot
the part of the story where problems are solved; the ending
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What are characters?
the protagonist and the antagonist only
the people or animals in the action of the story
the place and time of the story
only the person who narrates the story
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What is falling action?
the events in the plot building towards the climax
the action beginning after the climax, leading to resolution
a feeling of excitement about what is to happen
the sequence of events in the story
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What is fiction?
the story of a writer's own life
prose writing of true events
prose writing based on imaginary characters or situations
poetry and drama
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What is internal conflict?
the highest or most intense point in the development of plot
a struggle with an outside force
the setting and characters
a struggle taking place within a character's mind
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What is the setting?
the time and place of the story
the characters in the story
the sequence of events in a story
the highest or most intense point in the plot
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What is conflict?
when two characters dislike each other
when the problem is resolved
when nature interferes with the story
a struggle between opposing forces, causing the action
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What is a protagonist?
a character or force in conflict with the main character
the main character in the story
the narrator of the story
the time and place of the story
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What is external conflict?
conflict with an outside force (character, society, weather)
a conflict within yourself
another character who bullies you
the highest or most intense part of the plot
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What is rising action?
a series of events from the climax to the resolution
the setting and characters
the part of the story where the problems are solved; the end
a series of events in the plot building towards the climax
