Plot
Events that form a significant pattern of action with a beginning, a middle and an end
Plot Line
A graph plotting the ups and downs of the central character's fortunes.
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Plot
Events that form a significant pattern of action with a beginning, a middle and an end
Plot Line
A graph plotting the ups and downs of the central character's fortunes.
Initial Situation
The part of the plot where characters, setting, and initial conflicts are established."
Incentive Moment
An event that triggers the action of the story by disturbing the status quo
Episodes
Separate events in the plot that build conflict with each successive episode
Climax
The turning point at which the central character is about to win or lose all.
Falling Action
The events after the climax that tie up loose ends."
Epilogue
The part that tells what happens to the characters well after the story ends.
Suspense
A plot technique that frequently involves dilemma or uncertainty
Flashback
An interruption in the chronological sequence to reveal past events
Telescoping
A technique that suggests events happened without much description.
Foreshadowing
Hints or clues to indicate events that will occur later
Conflict
Problems that need to be solved which drive the narrative forward
Person vs. Environment
A type of external conflict where a character struggles with natural
surroundings
Person vs Person
A conflict between individuals, including society
Person vs Fate
A conflict where a character battles an uncontrollable problem
Person vs Self
An internal conflict showing a struggle within the character.
Setting
The physical location and time in which a story takes place
Atmospheric Setting
The mood created by tone and description of setting
Theme
A recurring social or psychological issue in a story
Mood
The feeling the reader gets while reading the story
Symbolism
Using an object, event, or character to represent an abstract idea.
White Dove
Symbol of peace
Red Roses
Symbol of love
Wedding Ring
Symbol of eternal love or marriage
Point of View
The angle from which the story is told
First-Person POV
Story is told by a character using 'I'.
Third-Person Omniscient
Narrator knows all thoughts and feelings of characters.
Third-Person Limited
Narrator tells only what one character perceives
Omniscient Objective
Narrator describes only what can be seen or heard.
Protagonist
The main character in a story
Antagonist
The character or force that opposes the protagonist
Dynamic Character
A character that changes throughout the story.
Static Character
A character that does not change.
Round Character
A complex character with multiple traits
Flat Character
A character with one or two conventional traits.
Linear Plot
Events are arrange sequentially
Circular Plot
The plot merges with past events in non-chronological order.
En Medias Res
Story starts in the middle of the action
Exposition
Part that introduces situation, setting, and characters.
Complication
Start of the major conflict in the plot
Crisis
Point of curiosity or tension requiring decision.
Denouement
Finishing of the story, showing resolution.
Ending
Part that brings story back to equilibrium
Characterization
Method used to reveal personality of characters
Flashback
Writer’s use of past events to provide context
Foreshadowing
Hints at events to come in the story
Fiction
Narrative in prose representing imaginative recreation of life
Local Color
Evocative portrayal of regional ways, dialect, and customs.