AP Structure Vocab

Match the following

• in media res

• arranged according to time: first event, then second, and so on, as they occurred

• Framed Narrative

• not in chronological order; the narrative jumps around in time

• non linear

• a story within a story

• Epistolary

• starting a narrative in the middle of the action

• Chronological

• story told in letters; letters could include emails, texts, etc.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What does conflict mean?

• The sequence of events of a story
• The part of the story where the conflict reaches its peak.
• Where and when a story takes place
• The problem the main character faces in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What part of the plot tells us about the characters, setting, and main conflict?

• Plot
• Rising Action
• Exposition
• Falling Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The opposing character or force to the main character

• protagonist
• antagonist
• plankton
• villian

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The central, or main character in a story.

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Characterization

• Dynamic character

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

a fancy word for resolution; when the problem(s) created by the conflict are tied up.

• Denouement

• Flashback

• Climax

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

 the most emotionally intense point in a narrative; the point of no return

• Climax
• Prologue
• Epilogue
• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The prefix chronos means

• Light

• Space
• Time

• Sound

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Epistle is another word for a

• Poem

• Book
• Song
• Letter

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is a problem with the traditional story arc?