plot

Question 1

what is a “Plot”?

Answer 1

a plot is a short or novel that consists of several basic events that form a whole narrative.

Question 2

what is “Exposition”?

Answer 2

exposition is the beginning of the narrative, where you learn important background information about the characters, the setting and the situation.

Question 3

what is “Rising action”?

Answer 3

Rising Action is after an inciting incident or significant event, where the conflict becomes more clear, and the main character starts to experience complications.

Question 4

what is “Climax”?

Answer 4

Climax is where the point of the story’s suspense, emotions and tensions peak.

Question 5

what is “Tragedy” in an story?

Answer 5

Tragedy in an story is a dramatic work in which the protagonist experiences a series of unfortunate reversals due to some character trait.

Question 6

what is “Falling Action”?

Answer 6

Falling action in a story is the opposite the cause behind the falling action, the falling action details effects of what happens at the climax of the narrative, and the conflict comes to a point of resolution.

Question 7

what is “Denouement”?

Answer 7

Denouement is “untying the knot” meaning this part of the story is normally the shortest.

Question 8

what is “Resolution” in a story?

Answer 8

Resolution means readers still have questions about the meaning of a narrative’s events.

Question 9

what does “In medias res” mean?

Answer 9

In medias res is “in the middle of the action” or just prior to an important event midway through the overall story.

Question 10

what are “flashbacks” in an story?

Answer 10

Flashbacks is a scene in a narrative that is set in an earlier time than the main action.

Question 11

what is “foreshadowing” in a story?

Answer 11

Foreshadowing is a plot device in which future events are hinted at.

Question 12

what is an “Protagonist”?

Answer 12

the “Protagonist” is the main character in a work; often a hero or heroine, but not always.

Question 13

whats an “Antagonist”?

Answer 13

Its a character in a story or play who opposes the protagonist; not necessarily an enemy.

Question 14

What is “suspense” in an story?

Answer 14

an uneasy feeling that a reader gets when they don’t know what is going to happen next

Question 15

What’s an “stock character” in an story?

Answer 15

a fictional character based on common social or literary stereotypes.

Question 16

What is an flat character?

Answer 16

A two-dimensional character, that are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work

Question 17

What’s “epiphany” in an story?

Answer 17

a visionary moment when a character has a sudden insight or realization that changes their understanding of themselves or their comprehension of the world

Question 18

What’s “Bildungsroman” in an story?

Answer 18

a story that traces the moral and psychological growth of its protagonist over time

Question 19

What is “coming-of-age” in an story?

Answer 19

a genre of literature, theatre, film, and video game that focuses on the growth of a protagonist from childhood to adulthood

Question 20

What is a round character?

Answer 20

a character in a fictional work with depth or a complex personality

Question 21

What first point of view?

Answer 21

the narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view.

Question 22

What’s second point of view?

Answer 22

the reader is part of the story

Question 23

What’s third point of view?

Answer 23

the narrator exists outside the events of the story, and relates the actions of the characters by referring to their names or by the third-person pronouns he, she, or they.

Question 24

What is direct characteristic in an story?

Answer 24

specific details about a character’s appearance, motivation, job, passions, and/or background, but inhibits the reader from drawing their own conclusions about the character

Question 25

What’s indirect characteristics?

Answer 25

a type of literary device that reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly

Question 26

What is symbols in an story?

Answer 26

anything that stands for, or represents, something else

Question 27

What’s omniscient characteristics?

Answer 27

greater insight into the narrative events; context; and the characters’ motives, unspoken thoughts, and experiences, than any individual character does

Question 28

What’s omniscient narrative?

Answer 28

greater insight into the narrative events; context; and the characters’ motives, unspoken thoughts, and experiences, than any individual character does.

Question 29

What’s omniscient limiting characteristic?

Answer 29

Focussing a third-person narration through the eyes of a single character.