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Narrative Writing Vocabulary
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English
12th Grade
11/05/2012

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Plot
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Plot is a literary term defined as the events that make up a story, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern, in a sequence, through cause and effect, how the reader views the story, or simply by coincidence.
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Character
Definition
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art (such as a novel, play, or film).
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Setting
Definition
In works of narrative (especially fictional), the setting includes the historical moment in time and geographic location in which a story takes place, and helps initiate the main backdrop and mood for a story.
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Climax
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The climax (from the Greek word “κλῖμαξ” (klimax) meaning “staircase” and “ladder”) or turning point of a narrative work is its point of highest tension or drama or when the action starts in which the solution is given.
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Ending
Definition
A bringing or coming to an end; concluding; termination
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