Short Story - Character and Plot Review

A character with multiple emotions or personality traits

• Round Character

• Flat Character

• Dynamic Character

• Static Character

A character with a single emotion or personality trait

• Round Character

• Flat Character

• Dynamic Character

• Static Character

A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action

• Round Character

• Flat Character

• Dynamic Character

• Static Character

A character that stays the same from the beginning of the story to the end

• Round Character

• Flat Character

• Dynamic Character

• Static Character

Characterization through actions, dialogue, and thoughts

• Indirect Characterization

• Direct Characterization

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

Characterization through description

• Indirect Characterization

• Direct Characterization

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

The beginning of a story that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

A series of events that builds from the initial conflict. It begins with the inciting force and ends with the climax

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Most exciting moment of the story; turning point

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

The end of the story that resolves all conflict

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution