LA Flashcards
Plot
The main events of a story so basically what happens in the story.
Setting
When and where is it.
Time (when) - at night, summer, past
Place (where) - what place it occured
Characters
Who they are.
Mood
How the readers feel
Theme
A theme deals with a subject or main idea.
Protagonist
The main character hat has a goal to archive most likely knows as the “good guy” but a protagonist isn’t always good.
Antagonist
The person stopping the protagonist from archiving its goal most likely known as the “bad guy” but an antagonist isn’t always bad.
Plot Diagram (In order)
Exposition - The beginning (introduction)(Background information, setting and key characters)
Initial Incident - The first initial where the conflict (problem) of the story is brought up.
Rising Action - The middle of the story and comprise most of the story.
Climax - The highest point of tension and interest in the story for the reader.
Falling Action - When the tension is decreasing, the protagonist has succeed or failed in their goal.
Resolution -The final outcome of a story.
Tension
When it starts to get suspense.
Flat Character and Round Character
Flat - A character who can be summed up simply because the author has not provided much information about them.
Round - A complex character, the author has provided a lot of thing about this person.
Static Character and Dynamic Character
Static - A character that stays the same throughout the whole story
Dynamic - A character that changes in some way throughout the story.
Characterization
About them
- Name
- Appearance
- Actions
- Goals
and more
Dialogue
Dialogue is used by writers to show that 2 or more characters are taking to each other.
Narration
What the narrator says.
