21st Cen Midterm (1)

The perspective in which the author presents the actions and characters of the story.

• Character

• Plot

• Point of view

• Theme

A relatively brief fictional narrative in prose.

• Poem

• Shor story

• Novel

• Epic

The character remains the same throughout the story.

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Static

• Dynamic

The sequence of events portraying the conflict of the main character and the resolution of the conflict.

• Character

• Plot

• Point of view

• Theme

Follow the climax swiftly. It untangles any remaining problems and ties up any loose ends which remains. Sometimes this is left to the reader's imagination.

• Exposition

• Climax

• Falling action

• Conclusion

Describes the setting, introduces the character, and most importantly, presents an inciting force. The inciting force is the event which begins the conflict and compels the main character to act/react.

• Exposition

• Climax

• Falling action

• Conclusion

The highest emotional point at which the outcome of the conflict is determined.

• Exposition

• Climax

• Falling action

• Conclusion

The main character in the story.

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Static

• Dynamic

Refers to the time and place in which a story occurs.

• Theme

• Title

• Setting

• Ending

The overall idea which is suggested, or the general comment on human life presented. It may be positive, negative, or may take on the form of a moral.

• Character

• Plot

• Point of view

• Theme