8th Grade ELA Terms Part 1

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The turning point in a story

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climax

Front

The feeling the reader gets when reading a text

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mood

Front

The character in a text that works against the main character

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antagonist

Front

The sequence of events in a story, play, movie, etc.

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plot

Front

The end of a text when the main conflict is resolved

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resolution

Front

The main character in a story

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protagonist

Front

The time and place in which a story occurs

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setting

Front

The central idea or message in a text

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theme

Front

The introduction of background information in a story

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exposition

Front

A struggle between opposing forces in a story

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conflict