5. What is Exposition?
•Beginning of story
•Introduces
characters, setting,
and tone.
•Beginning of story
•Introduces
characters, setting,
and tone.
6. What is Rising Action?
•Plot becomes
increasingly complicated
•Various problems arise
•Plot becomes
increasingly complicated
•Various problems arise
7. What is Climax?
The high point of a story.
It is the moment the two
opposing forces meet.
The high point of a story.
It is the moment the two
opposing forces meet.
8. What is Falling Action?
•Action following the
climax.
•Leads to the end.
•Action following the
climax.
•Leads to the end.
10. What is the high point
of action in a story?
A. Exposition
B. Resolution
C. Climax
D. Falling action
11. What is Theme?
•Message about life
•What the work is about.
•The lesson learned.
•Message about life
•What the work is about.
•The lesson learned.
12. What is Tone?
• Tells us what the author thinks
about his/her main character.
• The author’s attitude toward the
story and readers.
• Tells us what the author thinks
about his/her main character.
• The author’s attitude toward the
story and readers.
13. What is Mood?
• The effect of the writer’s
words on the reader.
• How the writer’s words make
us feel.
• The effect of the writer’s
words on the reader.
• How the writer’s words make
us feel.
18. Dynamic vs. Static
DYNAMIC
• Character
changes
throughout a
story. They either
do something
differently or
make a choice
they would not
have normally
made.
STATIC
• Character stays
the same through
the whole story.
This person does
not change. They
are actually very
predictable
through the whole
story.
19. Who is the hero or central
character of a story?
A. Protagonist
B. Climax
C. Exposition
D. Antagonist
20. What is Conflict?
A struggle
between
opposing forces
in a story
A struggle
between
opposing forces
in a story
21. What is Conflict?
•Person against person
•Person against self
•Person against society
•Person against nature
•Person against person
•Person against self
•Person against society
•Person against nature
The structure of a story. The sequence in which the author arranges events in a story. The structure of a five-act play often includes the rising action, the climax, the falling action, and the resolution. The plot may have a protagonist who is opposed by antagonist, creating what is called, conflict.
In drama, the presentation of essential information regarding what has occurred prior to the beginning of the play.
The exposition is the introductory material which presents the characters, setting, and tone of the play.
The decisive moment in a drama, the climax is the turning point of the play to which the rising action leads.
The action reaches a high point and results in a climax, the turning point in the play.
The falling action is the series of events which take place after the climax.
The part of a story or drama which occurs after the climax and which establishes a new norm, a new state of affairs-the way things are going to be from then on.
Unlike plot which deals with the action of a work, theme concerns itself with a work's message or contains the general idea of a work.
An ingredient of a literary work which gives the work unity. The theme provides an answer to the question What is the work about?
A person or force which opposes the protagonist in a literary work.
The hero or central character of a literary work. In accomplishing his or her objective, the protagonist is hindered by some opposing force either human
A person or force which opposes the protagonist in a literary work.
The hero or central character of a literary work. In accomplishing his or her objective, the protagonist is hindered by some opposing force either human
A person or force which opposes the protagonist in a literary work.
The hero or central character of a literary work. In accomplishing his or her objective, the protagonist is hindered by some opposing force either human
In the plot of a drama, conflict occurs when the protagonist is opposed by some person or force in the play.
A conflict often develops between the protagonist and an antagonist.
Conflict: A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story. Here are the four basic conflicts:•person against person—a problem between characters•person against self—a problem within a character’s own mind•person against society—a problem between a character and society, school, the law, or some tradition•person against nature—a problem between a character and some element of nature—a blizzard, a hurricane, a mountain climb, etc.
In the plot of a drama, conflict occurs when the protagonist is opposed by some person or force in the play.
A conflict often develops between the protagonist and an antagonist.
Conflict: A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story. Here are the four basic conflicts:•person against person—a problem between characters•person against self—a problem within a character’s own mind•person against society—a problem between a character and society, school, the law, or some tradition•person against nature—a problem between a character and some element of nature—a blizzard, a hurricane, a mountain climb, etc.
