10-31-24 Academic Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

What is the action that leads to a climax and is used to build suspense?

Back

Rising Action

Front

What is the careful or long consideration of thought called?

Back

Reflection

Front

Where does the story take place?

Back

Setting

Front

What is the term for something that has been fixed?

Back

Solved

Front

What term describes the pattern of events in a literary work, including exposition and climax?

Back

Plot

Front

What is the beginning part of a story that introduces characters and setting?

Back

Exposition

Front

What is the highest point of tension in a story called?

Back

Climax

Front

What is the final part of a story where the plot strands are drawn together?

Back

Resolution

Front

What is a character's struggle against an outside force called?

Back

External Conflict

Front

What is a character's internal struggle called?

Back

Internal Conflict