Narrative Term Application/Sentence Structure Review

Plot is defined as

• series of events in a story

• the problem in a story

• the author's message or moral in a story

• the way a character is developed

Coming of age theme is all of these EXCEPT

• someone maturing through circumstances he/she faces

• someone who gains experience through circumstances he/she faces

• someone learning more about him/herself through circumstances he/she faces

• someone who refuses to face difficult circumstances

________________ is how a character is developed by the author.

• plot

• narrative

• characterization

• protagonist

Theme is

• series of events in a story

• the author's moral or message of a story

• a problem in a story

• the person against the main character

All of these are true about a main character in a story EXCEPT:

• the main character is always the "good guy"

• the main character is referred to as the protagonist

• the main character is the one most involved in the main conflict

• the main character has a force or person against him/her/it called an antagonist

An antagonist is best described as

• the series of events in a story

• the person or force against the main character

• the author's message of the story

• the main character in the story

A conflict is the main idea of the story.

• TRUE

• FALSE

"He promised, hand on heart, to take good care of me." He (Dad) is

• nuturing

• hardworking

• skilled

• cheerful

A universal theme means that

• an idea in which all people relate and is not story specific

• an idea that summarizes the story's plot

• an idea in which only children can relate

• an idea that is based on the story's conflict

When writing a coming of age statement as a universal theme, you should

• use 1st person-"I learned about overcoming challenges"

• Use 2nd person-"You learned about overcoming challenges"

• Use the character's name-"Joe learned about overcoming challenges"

• Use non-specific terms-"Coming of age can include overcoming challenges"