Plot

Question 1

Plot

Answer 1

Series of related events that make up a story

Question 2

Subplots

Answer 2

A minor plot that relates in some way to the story

Question 3

Inciting Incident

Answer 3

The event in the story that causes the conflict

Question 4

Conflict/problem/issue

Answer 4

A struggle between two opposing forces (external and internal)

Question 5

External Conflict

Answer 5

Occurs between a character and another character, society, or force of nature

Question 6

Internal Conflict

Answer 6

Occur within one character (such as emotional termoil or doubts)

Question 6

Resolutional Outcome

Answer 6

Conflict is resolved and the story is brought to a close

Question 7

Climax

Answer 7

Point in the story that creates the greatest suspense or interest

Question 8

Exposition

Answer 8

Introduction of a story or book, when the character or setting are first described

Question 9

Theme/centeral idea

Answer 9

An insight or idea about life

Question 10

Protagonist

Answer 10

The main character in a piece of literature

Question 11

Antagonist

Answer 11

Another character opposing the protagonist

Question 12

Mood

Answer 12

Overall feeling of a work of literature

Question 13

Tone

Answer 13

The attitude a writer takes toward their subject or character

Question 14

Foreshadowing

Answer 14

Used clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the story

Question 15

Sybolism

Answer 15

Person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself

Question 16

First-person

Answer 16

Is from the perspective of a character told using pronouns like “I”, “me”, “my”, “we”, “us”, or “our: