Commonly confused workds and story elements

Question 1

Whats a dynamic character?

Answer 1

Chracters who evolve or cange over time

Question 2

whats a static character?

Answer 2

characters who do not change over time

Question 3

whats a round character?

Answer 3

characters who have complex personalities

Question 4

whats a flat character?

Answer 4

characters known for only one kind of personality trait. also known as stock characters

Question 5

whats a direct characterization type?

Answer 5

TELLS the reader the personality of the character

Question 6

whats an indirect characterization type?

Answer 6

SHOWS the reader the personality of the character

Question 7

What is setting?

Answer 7

the time and place in which a story takes place. also includes conditions (weather, landscape)

Question 8

What is plot?

Answer 8

plot refers to the actions and events that take place

Question 9

what is included in exposition?

Answer 9

Introduces characters
establishes setting
creates interest
suspense and foreshadowing
presents the situation
begins to set tone/mood

Question 10

What is included in rising action?

Answer 10

Details and comlications are added as events build
Story is complicated with addition og characters/conflicts

Question 11

What is included in the climax?

Answer 11

The peak of the action
Highest point of action, tension, or suspense in the story
often the crisis/turning point

Question 12

whats included in the falling action?

Answer 12

Things begin to wind down
the drop in action, tension, or suspense
Conflicts begin to resolve

Question 13

Whats included in the resolution?

Answer 13

The final reconciling of the central conflict
The story is usually tied up
Theres a sense that the characters are moving on with their lives

Question 14

What is conflict?

Answer 14

Conflict is the problem, issue or struggle that needs to be confronted and resolved in the story

Question 15

What is internal conflict?

Answer 15

Takes place inside the body or mind of a character

Question 16

Whats external conflict?

Answer 16

Takes place outside of the body (an outside force)

Question 17

Whats a person vs self conflict?

Answer 17

Ones inner struggle, usually moral decisions

Question 18

Whats a person vs person conflict?

Answer 18

struggle between 2 characters

Question 19

whats a person vs society conflict?

Answer 19

struggle against social pressure, government etc

Question 20

whats a person vs nature conflict?

Answer 20

struggle against forces of nature

Question 21

whats a person vs supernatural conflict?

Answer 21

struggle with things not of this world

Question 22

What is first person pov?

Answer 22

uses i, me, my, mine. character in the story is telling the story

Question 23

what is second person pov?

Answer 23

uses you, your, yours. the person telling the story talks to the reader

Question 24

what is third person pov?

Answer 24

uses s/he, him, her, they, his, hers. the person telling the story is not in the story

Question 25

what are the different types of third person povs?

Answer 25

Ominiscient, Objective, Limited

Question 26

What is objective third person pov?

Answer 26

sees and hears everything. focuses on actions but not emotions or thoughts

Question 27

what is omniscient third person pov?

Answer 27

knows everything. knows every characters actions and emotions, intentions, wants

Question 28

what is limited third person pov?

Answer 28

knows everything about only one person. focuses on one of the characters actions, emotions etc

Question 29

what is tone?

Answer 29

expresses the writers attitude/feelings towards a subject. Conveyed through the use of words and details

Question 30

what is mood

Answer 30

atmosphere of narrative, established to affect the reader emotionally and provide feeling. How the reader feels

Question 31

Whats the difference between it’s and its

Answer 31

It’s- The contraction of it is or it has
Its- Shows possesion

Question 32

Whats the difference between affect and effect?

Answer 32

Affect- An action, a verb, to change something/someone
Effect- A result, a noun, the result of change

Question 33

Whats the difference between compliment and complement?

Answer 33

Compliment- To give something/someone praise
Complement- To complete or enhance