Story Structure

The person telling a STORY is called a ______________.

• narrator
• speaker
• talker
• sayer

Describe when a character in a story thinks back in time to reveal a moment, event, or experience from the past; it's purpose is to reveal information to the reader, and it breaks the linear structure of the story.

• flashback

• foreshadowing

• in media res

• exposition

Describe characters in a story who are a part of the story but usually do not have a major influence or impact.

• minor characters

• protagonist

• antagonist

• foil characters

It's a message or "lesson learned" that the story teaches to the reader.

• fact
• theme
• motif
• symbol

Plot can be defined as the 

• time and place of the story
• sequence of events of a story
• descriptive details of the story
• involvement of the character

The setting of a story is defined as the 

• sequence of events that make up a story
• time and place of the story
• descriptive details of the story
• involvement of the characters in the story

The purpose of the theme of a story is to

• introduce the topic
• summarize the story
• portray different types of characters
• reveal the author's message

Point of view can be defined as the

• attitudes of the characters

• perspective from which a story is told.

• location of the story

• resolution of character's conflicts

The part of the story that happens AFTER the climax but BEFORE the resolution is called

• Rising action

• Denouement

• Setting

• Falling action

The following quote is an example of what kind of narration?

"I ate my lunch quickly and ran out of the house with my spade and compass. I was eager to find the missing treasure and prove to everyone that I knew what I was doing."

• Point of View narration

• Second person narrator

• Second person narrator

• First person narrator