Elements of literature

Question 1

What is the plot of a story

Answer 1

The chain of events in a story (what happens in the story)

Question 2

What is the conflict of a story

Answer 2

A struggle between to or more forces in a story

Question 3

What is the setting of a story

Answer 3

The time place and circumstances of the story

Question 4

What is the point of view in a story

Answer 4

The narrative perspective used to tell the story

Question 5

What is the theme in a story

Answer 5

The message the author is trying to get across to their readers (the moral or lesson)

Question 6

What is characterization of a story

Answer 6

the way the author develops the characters personalities

Question 7

What are the six types of characters in a story

Answer 7

Flat, static, dynamic, round, protagonist, and antagonists

Question 8

What is a flat character

Answer 8

A flat character is not well developed the reader knows only one or two traits, their personality and importance to the story can be summed up in one our two sentences

Question 9

What is a round character

Answer 9

A round character is well developed the reader knows many of their traits they may be complicated. They may feel vibrant and real like a person in real life

Question 10

What is a static character

Answer 10

A static character is a character that does not grow or change during the story their personality and attitude stays the same

Question 11

What is a dynamic character

Answer 11

A dynamic character is a character who undergoes growth and change during the story

Question 12

What is a protagonist

Answer 12

A protagonist is the main character who is often the good guy or hero this is usually the character who starts the action in the story

Question 13

What is an antagonist

Answer 13

A antagonist is a character that works against the protagonist occasionally this is a force(time etc.) rather than a character

Question 14

What are the three types of point of view in a story

Answer 14

The three types of points of view are 1st person 2nd person and third person point of view

Question 15

What is 1st person point of view

Answer 15

First person point of view is when the character tells the story. The narrator can only tell what they themselves see and hear. The narrator says I

Question 16

What is 2nd person point of view

Answer 16

2nd person point of view is when the reader is treated as a character in the story. The narrator says you. ( this type of narrative is rarely used)

Question 17

What is 3rd person point of view

Answer 17

3rd person point of view is when the narrator not a character tells the story. The narrator says “he” and “she”

Question 18

What are the four types of conflict and what do they mean

Answer 18

Character versus character is a struggle between two or more characters
Man versus nature is a struggle between a character and a force of nature
Man versus society is a struggle between a character and his or her society
Man versus self is a internal struggle that occurs within a character and his own mind

Question 19

What are the five parts of a plot structure

Answer 19

1 the exposition 2 the rising action 3 the climax 4 the falling action 5 the resolution