Lit Unit 1

– the struggle of the story’s main character or characters against an opposing force is...

• Blundering

• Conflict

• Theme

• Dramatic Irony

a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form or content

• Narratice

• Internal Conflict

• Genre

• Short Story

a brief work of fiction which contains events invented by the author

• Short Story

• Third Person Point of View

• Resolution

• External Conflict

qualities that determine how a character thinks or acts

• Opinions

• Biography

• Character Traits

• Narrative Nonfiction

the reason a character behaves the way he or she does

• Character Motivation

• Moral

• Plot Twist

• Static Character

a conflict that occurs between characters or between a character and a greater force

• Limited

• External Conflict

• Internal Conflict

• Point of View

a conflict that occurs between a character and his own emotions, thoughts, or beliefs

• Conflict

• Opinions

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

occurs when the conflict is settled in some way

• Falling Action

• Omniscient

• Resolution

• Rising Action

part of the plot that introduces the setting, characters, and situation.

• Exposition

• Character Traits

• Third Person Point of View

• Folk Tales

the event that introduces the conflict and sets it in motion

• Short Story

• Falling Action

• Inciting Incident

• Rising Action