English 8 Literary Lexicon

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setting

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the time and place of the action of a story

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plot

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the sequence of events in a story

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exposition

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The beginning of the story when the characters, setting and conflict is introduced

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rising action

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events that show the conflict of the story and lead up to the climax

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climax

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the turning point of a story/ the point in the story that has the greatest suspense or interest for the reader

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falling action

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problems/ conflicts in the story begin to be solved

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resolution

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when the story's problems are solved and the story is closed

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characterization

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the way the author reveals the personality of a character

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character trait

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a quality or aspect of a character’s personality

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protagonist

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the main character of the story to whom the problems are occurring.