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| A series of related events. |
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| A conflict that takes place outside of a character's heart and mind. |
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| A conflict that takes place inside of a character's heart and mind. |
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A "Bare Bone" of a Plot
The opening, where the characters, setting, and conflict are introduced.
(Exposition) |
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A "Bare Bone" of a Plot
The part of the story where the character takes actions to resolve the conflict but only ends up meeting more problems. |
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A "Bare Bone" of a Plot
The most tense or exciting part of the story where the outcome is revealed. |
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A "Bare Bone" of a Plot
The ending where the "loose ends" of a story are tied up.
(Denouement) |
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| Creating a character requires... |
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| Telling what a human being is like through characterization. |
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A Type of Indirect Charactization
Showing what the character is like through things he or she says. |
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A Type of Indirect Charactization
Showing what the character is like through the way he or she looks. |
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A Type of Indirect Charactization
Showing what the character is like through the things he or she thinks about. |
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A Type of Indirect Charactization
Showing what the character is like through the way other character act or feel about or around him or her. |
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A Type of Indirect Charactization
Showing what the character is like through things he or she does. |
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| Telling the audience directly what the character is like or what his or her motives are. |
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| Indirect Characterization |
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| Showing the audience a character and allowing them to interpret for themselves what kind of person the character is. |
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| Where and when the story takes place. |
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Something Setting Can Provide
The mood - can affect the way we feel. |
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How the Setting Is Created
Words that call forth response from our senses - helps the reader create a picture of the story in their head. |
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| The difference between what we expect and what actually happens. |
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A Kind of Irony
A writer or speaker says one thing, but really means something completely different. |
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A Kind of Irony
A contrast between what would seem appropriate and what really happens. |
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A Kind of Irony
When the audience knows something important that a character in the story does not know. |
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| The character or person whose view we share. |
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A Point of View
The person telling the story knows everything there is to know about the characters and their problems. |
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A Point of View
One of the characters is actually the narrator telling the story, using the pronoun "I." |
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A Point of View
The narrator, who plays no part in the story, zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of just one character. |
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