English Midterm

our main character.

bad guy, or the opposing force. Whoever or whatever is working against the PROTAGONIST

the time and place of a story.

the problem that actually allows for a story to exist. It is the driving force of a story.

1. Man vs. Man 2. Man vs. Nature 3. Man vs. Himself 4. Man vs. Supernatural 5. Man vs. Society 6. Man vs. Destiny 7. Man vs. Woman

the part of the story in which the CONFLICT is resolved or worked out. This is the end of the story.

introduces all of the main characters in the story. It shows how they relate to one another, what their goals and motivations are, and the

the protagonist understands his goal and begins to work toward it. Smaller problems thwart his initial success, and in this phase his progre

the TURNING POINT of the story, where the main character makes the SINGLE BIG DECISION that defines the outcome of their story and who they

the loose ends are being tied up. However, it is often the time of greatest overall tension, because it is the phase in which everything goe

there is a final confrontation between the protagonist and antagonist, where one or the other decisively wins.

a scene set in a time earlier than the main story.

a story within a story

is the perspective from which the story is told

1st person: I or me is the first person 2nd person: You is second person 3rd person: He/She/They etc. is third

Objective POV: simply sees and hears like a camera Omniscient “all-knowing” POV: God-like, sees all, knows what everyone thinks Limited Omni

Descriptions are unrealistic, or too fantastic to believe, if they are a previous liar, if they exaggerated/hyperbole, guesses based in lit

a hymn of joy sung at Christmas.

a verse or stanza of poetry or a song.

reference to other pieces of literature, events, people or places with which the writer believes the audience is familiar.

an author's use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to his or her work.

the author's method of revealing personality, motivation, and special skills of a person in a story. The writer can create a character by i

the emotional situation that a piece of literature tries to establish. Ask yourself "How does this piece of literature make me feel? What h

the time and place of action. The time may be a specific historical period, a time of year, or a time in ones life. The place may be real o

a concrete or real object that is used to represent an idea. A symbol stands for itself and something else. i.e. bird = freedom; flag = nat