Shared Flashcard Set

Details

five parts of plot
shant'e hemingway
9
English
12th Grade
07/14/2014

Additional English Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
climax
Definition
what happens when the problem or conflict reaches a high point.
Term
character
Definition
the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.

a person in a novel, play, or movie
Term
setting
Definition
In literature, the word ‘setting’ is used to identify and establish the time, place and mood of the events of the story. It basically helps in establishing where and when and under what circumstances the story is taking place
Term
ending
Definition
the way that a story, film, activity etc finishes
Term
plot
Definition
the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
Term
exposition
Definition
introduces all of the main characters in the story. It shows how they relate to one another, what their goals and motivations are, and the kind of person they are.
Term
rising action
Definition
Rising Action is the second phase in Freytag's five-phase structure. It starts with the introduction of conflict.
Term
falling action
Definition
the sense that the loose ends are being tied up. However, it is often the time of greatest overall tension in the play, because it is the phase in which everything goes most wrong.
Term
resolution
Definition
final confrontation between the protagonist and antagonist, where one or the other decisively wins. This phase is the story of that confrontation, of what leads up to it, of why it happens the way it happens, what it means, and what its long-term consequences are.
Supporting users have an ad free experience!