ELA 6 Plot Terms 1

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The plot is...

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the sequence of events in a story.

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The protagonist is...

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The main character who drives the plot.

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The setting is...

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Time and place in which the events of a narrative occur.

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The falling action is...

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The events between the climax and the resolution.

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The exposition is...

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the part of the story that tells the reader about characters, setting and problem.

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The climax is...

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The most exciting part of the story where the main conflict reaches its peak.

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The resolution is...

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The conclusion of the story where conflicts are resolved.

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Conflict is...

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The struggle between opposing forces in a story.

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Theme is...

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The central idea or message in a literary work.

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Foreshadowing is...

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A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.