Plot & Setting/ A Christmas Carol Vocabulary

Front

What is the struggle between opposing forces that makes a story interesting?

Back

Conflict

Front

What word describes a feeling that is not cheerful or uplifting?

Back

Melancholy

Front

What term means to desire something owned by another?

Back

Covetous

Front

What word means unimportant?

Back

Trivial

Front

What term describes someone who is extremely poor, lacking necessities like food and shelter?

Back

Destitute

Front

What is the sequence of events in a story called?

Back

Plot

Front

What is the highest point of tension in a story called?

Back

Climax

Front

What term refers to the time and place in which a story occurs?

Back

Setting

Front

What is a character's struggle with themselves called?

Back

Internal Conflict

Front

What do we call the main character in a story?

Back

Protagonist