Fiction Vocabulary

the introduction of the story, where the main characters or other elements are introduced.

• theme

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

events leading to the main event/problem of the story

• exposition

• rising action

• falling action

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

the most exciting part of the story

• exposition

• falling action

• climax

• rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

events that lead to the problem/conflict being solved

• exposition

• rising action

• falling action

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

events that bring the story to a close

• falling action

• resolution

• climax

• rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

the underlying message of a story, poem, or play

• conflict

• theme

• internal conflict

• external conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

a struggle that takes place in a character's mind

• protagonist

• external conflict

• internal conflict

• climax

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

a struggle between a character and an outside force

• internal conflict

• climax

• antagonist

• external conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

the main character in a story or play, usually the hero of the story.

• antangonist

• protagonist

• exposition

• rising action

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

the character or a force in conflict with the main character, usually the villain.

• antagonist

• protagonist

• internal conflict

• external conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D