English 7 Literary Lexicon

Front

Fill in the blank: The ______ is the time and place of the action of a story.

Back

setting

Front

Fill in the blank: The ______ is the sequence of events in a story.

Back

plot

Front

Fill in the blank: The ______ is the beginning of the story when the characters, setting, and conflict is introduced.

Back

exposition

Front

Fill in the blank: The ______ are events that show the conflict of the story and lead up to the climax.

Back

rising action

Front

The ______ is the turning point of a story/the point in the story that has the greatest suspense or interest for the reader.

Back

climax

Front

Fill in the blank: The ______ are problems/conflicts in the story begin to be solved.

Back

falling action

Front

Fill in the blank: The ______ is when the story's problems are solved and the story is closed.

Back

resolution

Front

Fill in the blank: ______ is the way the author reveals the personality of a character.

Back

characterization

Front

A ______ is a quality or aspect of a character’s personality.

Back

character trait

Front

Fill in the blank: The ______ is the main character of the story to whom the problems are occurring.

Back

protagonist