World Literature Spring 2023 Capstone: Literary Terms

Setting

• Backdrop of story, historical context (time and place); here a scene takes place

• The moment the conflict begins (a force requires the protagonist to take action)

• Build action in story, meet new characters, conflict escalates

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Rising Action

• All events that follow the climax, consequences from climax appear

• Build action in story, meet new characters, conflict escalates

• A character struggles with an outside force

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Resolution

• Narrator is a character in the story. Narrator can tell us what they think/feel but NOT what other characters think/feel.

• Struggle occurring in character’s mind

• No more conflict, story ends

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

 Internal conflict

• Struggle occurring in character’s mind

• The moment the conflict begins (a force requires the protagonist to take action)

• Build action in story, meet new characters, conflict escalates

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Falling action

• Build action in story, meet new characters, conflict escalates

• All events that follow the climax, consequences from climax appear

• The moment the conflict begins (a force requires the protagonist to take action)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Inciting incident

• No more conflict, story ends

• All events that follow the climax, consequences from climax appear

• The moment the conflict begins (a force requires the protagonist to take action)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

External conflict

• A character struggles with an outside force

• No more conflict, story ends

• All events that follow the climax, consequences from climax appear

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Exposition

• All events that follow the climax, consequences from climax appear

• The moment the conflict begins (a force requires the protagonist to take action)

• Introduction to the story, its setting, characters, tone, and basic situation

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Climax

• Main conflict is the strongest (all hope appears to be lost), turning point occurs and protagonist succeeds (overcomes conflict)

• Build action in story, meet new characters, conflict escalates

• Build action in story, meet new characters, conflict escalates

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

1st person

• Narrator is a character in the story. Narrator can tell us what they think/feel but NOT what other characters think/feel.

• Introduction to the story, its setting, characters, tone, and basic situation

• No more conflict, story ends

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9