1st 9 weeks Vocab pt.1

Front

Structure of a story: sequence of events including rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

Back

Plot

Front

Time and place of the story.

Back

setting

Front

Beginning of the story; characters, background, and setting revealed.

Back

Exposition

Front

Clear center of the story; all major events are important to this character.

Back

Protagonist

Front

A person in a fictional story

Back

Character

Front

Turning point of the story.

Back

climax

Front

Events in the story become complicated; the conflict is revealed.

Back

Rising Action

Front

Resolution begins; events and complications fall into place.

Back

Falling Action

Front

A decision based on reasoning rather than a direct or implicit statement.

Back

conclusion

Front

Conversation between characters in a literary work, specifically in drama.

Back

dialogue