ELA Vocab Narrative Story Terms

Front

Main character of a story is the

Back

protagonist

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

The person always against the main character is the

Back

antagonist

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Exposition reveals background info. It occurs in the beginning.

Back

beginning

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

Conflict in a character's mind is

Back

internal

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Conflict is a struggle between opposing

Back

all of the above

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

External conflict involves a character vs. an outside force, like a person, group, or...

Back

force of nature

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

To foreshadow is to

Back

give clues about future events

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

Time and place of a story:

Back

setting

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Events that make up a story line are called the

Back

plot

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

A complication is also known as a

Back

problem

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9