Test #2 Flashcards
Motivating Incident
The event that sets the story in motion.
Exposition
The part of the story that provides the background information that sets up the story
Rising Action
All the events that take between the motivating incident and the climax(this is the longest part of the story)
Climax
The part where the major problem/conflicts is solved, usually the highest point of action.
Falling Action
All the events of the story that occur after the climax, and the problem before the resolution.
Resolution
The tying up of all the loose ends of the story that were not settled in the falling action.
Setting
Is where the story takes place.
POV (Point Of Veiw)
|Limited omniscient
|Omniscient |Third Person
|Objective/camera view
First person
Limited Omnisscient
Defnition:
The narrator can see into the minds and thoughts of one character but is not the main character in the story.
Benefits to using: Realistic, we see world through one person
Disadvantages of using: Limited field of conversation, difficulty of having character aware of important events.g
Omniscient
Definition: Can see into the minds and thoughts of all characters and is not a character in the story.
Benefits to using: Most flexible author can control easily inform reader about everything important
Disadvantages of using: Can come between reader and story, shifting from character to character may become confusing.
1st person
Observer
Participant
The narrator is a character in the story.
Observer: The narrator watches the action unfold
Participant: The narrator participates in the action of the story
Benefits to using: Eyewitness account, allows the reader to get into the mind of the character, helps to create dramatic irony
Disadvantages to using: There is less mystery, bias or limited knowledge of narrarator.
Character
Author use 2 methods for describing characters, direct and indirect.
Direct
Definition:
The author tells about the characters
How might this look in a story?:
Author makes direct statements- John is a lively young man with blue eyes and blond hair.
Indirect
Definition:
We learn about characters without being directly and we draw our own conclusions.
How might this look in a story?: How the character acts, dresses, talks, responds to things, what the other characters say about him/her, how they respond to the character.
Types of Characters
Round Flat Static Dynamic Stock/stereoped Protagonist Antagonist
Round
A character we know a great deal about.
Flat
A character that we know relatively little about. (one or two traits)
Static
A character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end.
Dynamic
A character that undergoes a change in their personality, attitude or thinking by the end of the story
Stock/ Stereotyped
A character that is stereotyped
Dumb blond
Jock
Protagonist
The main character in the story, usually the good guy, but does not have to be.
Antagonist
The person or thing that is opposing the protagonist, usually the bad guy, but not always.
Conflict
A struggle between 2 forces
Man vs Man
One person vs Another
E.g.: Jack and his arch enemy are in a battle to his death
(this conflict does not have to be a physical fight; it can be more subtlr as well- they are trying to date the same girl)
