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Week 3 Plot Structure Vocabulary
Plot structure vocabulary for week 3
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English
8th Grade
09/02/2013

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Term
plot
Definition
events that make up a story
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exposition
Definition
portion of a story that introduces important background information to the reader
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rising action
Definition
All of the events in the story leading up to the climax. The tension in the story is building.
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climax
Definition
point of greatest tension in a work of literature; turning point in the action
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conflict
Definition
struggle between opposing forces on which the action in a work of literature depends on
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falling action
Definition
All of the events after the climax. The tension of the story comes down.
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resolution
Definition
part of the plot in which the problem of the story is resolved or worked out
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protagonist
Definition
the leading character in a literary work
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antagonist
Definition
Antagonist- the character in opposition to the protagonist
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theme
Definition
central idea explored in a text, message of the story
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