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| A force of nature (doesn't have to be a character) that conflicts with the protagonist. Can be a person, nature, ect. |
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| An event that has no known or apparant cause in the chain of events. (A drunk driver is coming home and hits a sober driver. ______ for the sober driver) |
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| When two or more related events of chance occur. (If the sober driver that the drunk driver hit was his brother, that would be a __________. |
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| A clash action, desire, ideas, or goals, in the plot of the story. 3 possible type of _______. Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself. |
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| Comes after the climax. A part of the plot that shows the final outcome of the story. The ending and the part of the story when the conflict is resolved. |
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| When a character has to choose between two paths or courses of action. Both of which are undesirable. |
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| (God from the machine) When a plot is resolved with extremely improbably chance or coincidence. |
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Happy – When an _____ turns out good for the protagonist
Unhappy- When an ______ turns out bad for the protagonist
Indeterminate – When an ______ or conflict is left unresolved
Surprise – A unexpected _____ or a turn of plot at the end of a story |
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| Happens early in a narrative, introduces main characters and settings. |
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| Everything after the climax. |
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| Scenes a different points in a narrative or story showing events that happened before the story. |
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| A detail or “hint” in a story that hints at something that is going to happen later on n the story. Can contribute to suspense. (music in jaws before the shark comes) |
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| A unusual set of events that creates suspense and makes the reader want to know what happens next. |
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| The events and actions that make up a story or narrative. Ordered to achieve certain effects. |
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| A unexpected, unjustified and sudden twist in the plot. Not a good writing style. |
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| The main character in a story. |
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| Everything before the climax. |
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| The time and place a story takes place in. |
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| A second story/plot inside the main plot. |
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| An unexpected turn in events in the plot. |
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| When the reader is uncertain about what is going to happen in the plot. |
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| A general statement about life implied in the story/”A central idea or unifying generalization implied or stated by literary work.” |
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Must be a sentence!!!!
Must have Genre, Title, and Author
Must be a generalization out life not about the story
Can not be larger than the story (must fit into the scope of the story)
Must have details!!
No single Correct theme statement
No clichés |
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| A rule expressing the maximum for living. |
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| A recurring symbol, or reference, incident or formula. |
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