Exam Flashcards
Introduction
Plot:
The beginning of the story where the characters and setting is revealed
Inciting incident
Plot
What “kicks” the plot. If this
Incident didn’t happen there would be no story
Rising action
Plot
Where the events In the story become complicated and the conflict in the story is revealed
Climax
Plot
The highest point of interest and the turning point of the story the reader wonders what will happen next
Falling action
Plot
The events and complications begin to resolve them selfs
Resolution
Plot
The final out come or untangling of events of the story
Types and kinds of conflict
External- a struggle outside ones self Internal- a struggle inside ones self Man vs man Man vs circumstances Man vs society Man vs himself/ herself
Setting
Time- when is the story taking place
Place- geographical location
Atmosphere- what feeling is created at the beginning of the story
Methods of developing character
- appearance
- what they say think feel an dream
- what they do and do not do
- what is said about them
- how other react to them
- name
Innocent eye
Point of view
The story is told through the eyes of a child
Stream of consciousness
Point of view
He readers are inside the head of one character and knows all of their thoughts and feeling
First person
Point of view
Told by the protagonist or one of the characters (using: I, me, we ex.) reader sees the story through this persons eyes.
Omniscient
Point of view
Can view from anyone’s pov and go anywhere until he story
Theme
The controlling idea or centre all insight, it’s applicable to real life as well the story
Foreshadowing
When the author hints something’s going to happen
