Literary Terms 1

The beginning of a story where the reader learns about characters, setting, and the basic situation.

• Climax

• Rising Action

• Exposition

• Imagery

An event that sets the action of a story in motion.

• Conflict

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• Rising Action

• Inciting Incident

A series of conflicts that builds to the climax of a story.

• Exposition

• Climax

• Rising Action

• Conflict

The most intense or exciting part of a story.

• Climax

• Conflict

• Resolution

• Dialogue

The events in a story that follow the climax.

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Falling Action

• Resolve

All conflicts are resolved and loose ends are tied up.

• Exposition

• Falling Action

• Climax

• Resolution

A struggle between two opposing forces.

• Imagery

• Conflict

• Dialogue

• Character

Occurs when a character has to make a decision or struggles with with a matter of heart or mind.

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

• Conflict

• Dialogue

A struggle between a character and an outside force such as another character, nature, society, etc...

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

• Conflict

• Imagery

The Main Character of a story.

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Character

• Good Guy