Week 2 Vocab

Plot is...

• the sequence of events in a literary work

• the outcome of the story is revealed

• the part of the plot that develops the main conflict(s) and increases reader interest

• the feeling or emotional quality of a literary work

Exposition is...

• an individual in a literary work

• the introduction of the characters, setting, or the situation at the beginning of a story

• the point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in the plot; also a turning point

• the time and place of occurrences in a story

Rising Action is...

• the point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in the plot; also a turning point

• the action that typically follows the climax and reveals its results

• the outcome of the story is revealed

• the part of the plot that develops the main conflict(s) and increases reader interest

Climax is...

• the point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in the plot; also a turning point

• the feeling or emotional quality of a literary work

• the part of the plot that develops the main conflict(s) and increases reader interest

• the sequence of events in a literary work

Falling action is...

• the part of the plot that develops the main conflict(s) and increases reader interest

• the point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in the plot; also a turning point

• the action that typically follows the climax and reveals its results

• the time and place of occurrences in a story

Resolution/Denouement is...

• the outcome of the story is revealed

• the sequence of events in a literary work

• the feeling or emotional quality of a literary work

• an individual in a literary work

Theme is...

• the part of the plot that develops the main conflict(s) and increases reader interest

• the action that typically follows the climax and reveals its results

• the time and place of occurrences in a story

• the central idea or message of a literary work

Mood/atmosphere is...

• the outcome of the story is revealed

• the feeling or emotional quality of a literary work

• an individual in a literary work

• the central idea or message of a literary work

Setting is...

• the time and place of occurrences in a story

• the point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in the plot; also a turning point

• the central idea or message of a literary work

• the introduction of the characters, setting, or the situation at the beginning of a story

A character is...

• the sequence of events in a literary work

• the action that typically follows the climax and reveals its results

• an individual in a literary work

• the time and place of occurrences in a story