Story element vocabulary

Question 1

Characterization

Answer 1

The way a writer reveals a character’s personality

Question 2

Character traits

Answer 2

Another name for character qualities, such as actions, thoughts, or physical appearance

Question 3

Conflict

Answer 3

Problem, faced by the main character

Question 4

Internal conflict

Answer 4

Struggler problem a character has within him/her self

Question 5

External conflict

Answer 5

A struggle or problem between a character and some other person or thing

Question 6

Protagonist

Answer 6

The main character

Question 7

Antagonist

Answer 7

This is the character or force who pushes against the protagonist

Question 8

Setting

Answer 8

Describes time and place

Question 9

Theme

Answer 9

Underlie meaning, or the moral of the story

Question 10

Plot

Answer 10

This element describes what and how event happened in a way that tells a story

Question 11

Resolution

Answer 11

This is when a story comes to an end

Question 12

Point of view

Answer 12

First person, second person, and third person are examples of this element

Question 13

Exposition

Answer 13

This is the beginning of the story, where we are introduced to the characters in the setting

Question 14

Rising action

Answer 14

This part of the story is where the conflict began to develop

Question 15

Falling action

Answer 15

This part of the story is, were the events begin to come to an end, and the conflict begins to be resolved 

Question 16

Climax

Answer 16

The turning point of the story

Question 17

Tone

Answer 17

This reveals the attitude or feeling created by the writer 

Question 18

Mood

Answer 18

This refers to the general, feeling the readers get while reading the story

Question 19

Sequence

Answer 19

This is a series or order of events