Academic Vocabulary- Literature Terms

Introduction of setting, characters, and the basic situation at the beginning.

• plot

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

A series of events or conflicts that leads a literary work to its climax

• falling action

• rising action

• resolution

• exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The crisis or point of most intense action or "the turning point" that determines the outcome of the story.

• climax

• rising action

• falling action

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Events that occur after the climax and lead to the story's resolution

• climax

• exposition

• falling action

• rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How a conflict is resolved

• resolution

• climax

• rising action

• falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

A person, animal who takes part in the action of a literary work

• antagonist

• character

• protagonist

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The main character in a literary work

• antagonist

• protagonist

• character

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

A character or force in conflict with a main character

• antagonist

• protagonist

• character

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

A conversation between characters

• plot

• rising action

• resolution

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The time, place, and general environment of a story; establishes the mood and affects the plot

• conflict

• character

• setting

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3