Reading Literature

Front

What is the element of plot that adds complications to the conflict and increases reader interest?

Back

Rising Action

Front

In a murder mystery, during which element of plot do the clues start to pile up?

Back

Rising Action

Front

What word BEST explains how the narrator feels when recalling memories associated with an object?

Back

Nostalgic

Front

What is the term for when and where a story takes place?

Back

Setting

Front

What do you do when you find ways characters are different?

Back

Contrast

Front

What is the term for the main problem or struggle in a story?

Back

Conflict

Front

What is the part of the plot where the story begins and introduces characters and setting?

Back

Exposition

Front

What is the climax of a story?

Back

The turning point or most intense moment in the story.

Front

What is the part of the plot that follows the climax and leads to the resolution?

Back

Falling Action

Front

What is the resolution in a story?

Back

The part where the conflict is resolved and the story concludes.