Fairy Tale Vocab

Gives the WHERE and the WHEN of the story.

• Setting
• Plot
• Character
• Theme

A series of events that tell the story.

• Setting
• Theme
• Plot
• Character

The people in the story who carry out the action.

• Settings
• Characters
• Themes
• Plots

The struggle or problem in the plot.

• Setting
• Conflict
• Character
• Theme

A central belief, abstract idea, or message that is in or behind the story.

• Plot
• Theme
• Conflict
• Setting

A character that experiences change during the story as a result of what happens.

• Static 
• Dynamic

A character that stays the same throughout the story.

• Dynamic
• Static

A cause of evil or trouble in the story that works against solution of the problem.

• Hero
• Villain

A character who is uncomplicated and which the reader knows mostly on the surface.

• Round
• Flat

A complex and often surprising character that the reader knows deeply.

• Round
• Flat