Plot Vocab- Semester 2

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What does plot mean?

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The sequence of events that make up a story.

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Exposition: Background info needed to understand the story, introducing characters and setting.

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Background information you need to understand the story, usually introduces the character and setting.

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Rising action refers to events leading up to the climax.

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Events leading up to the climax.

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Climax definition

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Turning point in the story where tension is highest.

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Conflict definition

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A problem

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Falling action: Events after the climax where tension decreases.

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All events after the climax; tension decreases.

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Resolution: The ending where all loose ends are tied up and the main conflict is resolved.

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The ending where all loose ends are tied up; generally the main conflict is solved.

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Theme definition:

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The central message of the story; the message about life the author wants you to know.

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Character: Person, animal, or thing in a story that drives the plot by solving conflicts.

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Person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story. Moves the plot through attempts to solve the conflict.

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Tone: The narrator's feelings about events, characters, and setting; the story's attitude toward a subject.

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The way the narrator feels about the events, character, and setting of the story. The general attitude the story takes toward a subject.