Basic Story Elements

a character who is in conflict with the main character is called the

• protagonist

• antagonist

• dynamic character

• static character

a character who undergoes a change during the course of a story is called a(n)

• protagonist

• antagonist

• dynamic character

• static character

Clues that hint at future events are called

• flashback

• personification

• Allusion

• foreshadowing

a transition to an earlier time that interrupts the normal chronological events of the story is called

• foreshadowing

• suspense

• dialogue

• motivation

• flashback

the reason why a character does something is called

• allusion

• direct characterization

• motivation

• flashback

The problem that a character faces in a story is called the

• situation

• point of view

• conflict

• plot

an outside narrator who reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character. The story is told from that character's perspective

• third person limited

• third person objective

• third person omniscient

• first person

an outside narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of 2 or more characters

• third person limited

• third person objective

• third person omniscient

• first person

When a character's traits are stated directly to the reader the author is using

• indirect characterization

• direct characterization

When the reader must infer what a character is like from the character's actions, thoughts and interactions with others, the author is using...

• indirect characterization

• direct characterization