Story Elements Review. RL.5

when a problem or a dilemma disrupts the normal life or comfort of the characters and sets off a sequence of interesting events.

• exposition

• complication

• major detail

• falling action

interrupts the chronological sequence of the story, to show readers a scene that unfolded in the past.

• flashforward

• complication

• flashback

• internal dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

An opportunity to get inside your character's head, allowing the reader to experience the character's innermost thought patterns, point of view, and opinions.

• monologue

• characterization

• conflict

• internal dialogue

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.3B

a form of suspense; the sense that something ominous is right around the corner

• tension

• tone

• inference

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A change or event happens suddenly in a story and is very noticeable and surprising.

• pacing

• plot

• flashforward

• dramatic effect

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Everything that takes place immediately after the climax. It brings the story from the climax to the resolution of the story.

• rising action

• falling action

• climax

• resolution

The section of the plot leading up to the climax, in which the tension stemming from the story's central conflict grows.

• exposition

• rising action

• falling action

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The description of a character’s physical traits (how a character looks), point of view, personality, private thoughts, and actions.

• archetypal character

• characterization

• flat character

• indirect characterization

The story contains two or more separate stories. They're usually linked by a common character, event, or theme.

• plot structure

• parallel plot

• suspense

• tension

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

when the audience knows something the characters don’t — so the characters might get an unexpected outcome, but for the audience it’s not unexpected at all.

• irony

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• verbal irony