Internal Conflict (Man vs. Himself)

A character struggles with his or her own desires or beliefs.

A character has a problem with another character.

A character struggles with a natural force or element of nature.

A character has a conflict with some element of society, such as laws or traditions.

A character seems unable to control his/her own destiny or future.

When something you expect contradicts what actually occurs.

A character says something but means the opposite.

The opposite of what you expect happens.

The audience knows something that the characters in the story do not.

A reference to a popular or famous story that most people are aware of.

The character that opposes or fights the protagonist.

A direct comparison between two unlike things.

An indirect comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as.

Giving non-human things human characteristics.

The time and place (or when and where) of the story, including the environment.

Essential to the plot; influences action, character, or theme.

Relatively unimportant to the plot; like a featureless curtain or flat painted scenery of a theater.

The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in literature.

An action that interrupts the story to show an event that happened at an earlier time.

The voice that reveals what the author feels.

The feeling that the reader gets from reading the story.

Language that evokes one or all of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching.

Using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.

The overall description of a character.

A character that changes throughout the text.

A character that remains the same throughout the text.

Direct Characterization

Occurs when the author tells the audience what a character is like. A narrator or a character in the story may give this information.

Indirect Characterization

Occurs when the author reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly, using actions, speech, thoughts, appearance, and reactions.

A character in a fictional work with depth or a complex personality, appearing lifelike to readers.

A character that lacks complexity and doesn't change from the beginning of the story to the end.

Stock Character (Stereotypes)

A type of character that audiences will recognize because the character is stereotypical.

The view from which the narrator tells the story.

First Person Point of View

The narrator is a character in the story and tells the story from their own position using the pronoun I.

Second Person Point of View

The narrator is the reader and is involved in the plot, using "you" to direct thoughts, actions, and feelings.

Third Person Omniscient Point of View

The narrator knows the thoughts, feelings, and actions of every character, offering a broad perspective but making it hard to connect with one character.

Third Person Limited Point of View

The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character, allowing closeness to that character but not insight into others.

Third Person Objective Point of View

The narrator is outside the story, relaying only facts without insight into characters' thoughts or feelings, leaving interpretation to the reader.

Purpose of writing introductions

To get the reader interested by relating to your claim, introducing the subject, providing background information, and stating your claim about the subject.

Components of introductions

A strategy to engage the reader, a brief overview of the book in relation to the prompt, and a claim answering the prompt.

Questions: Ask questions to engage the reader, provide necessary background information, and end with your claim.

Quotation: Use a relevant quotation to introduce your claim, add background information, and conclude with your claim.

Argument: Start with a popular opinion you disagree with, transition to the opposite opinion, and end with your claim.

Paraphrasing: Paraphrase wording from the question and transition into your claim, with your claim as the last sentence.

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Conflict

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The problem or struggle in the story that triggers the action.

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Plot

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The events that occur in a story.

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Exposition

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The beginning of the story where the setting and characters are introduced.

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Rising Action

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The series of conflicts that lead to the climax of the story.

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Climax

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The highest point of tension or suspense in a story, where the characters change or the problem is resolved.

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Falling Action

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The immediate action after the climax.

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Resolution

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The end of the story where all loose ends are tied up.

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