Short Story CPA Vocab Review

the sequence of events that make up a story

• Plot

• Setting

• Conflict

• Narrative Point of View

the part of a story when the main characters, setting, and primary conflict are introduced. It is a kind of writing that provides information and sets the stage for the action

• Plot

• Inciting Incident

• Exposition

• Climax

the event that sets the primary conflict into motion

• Plot

• Exposition

• Inciting Incident

• Climax

the events in a story that lead to the climax. These usually involve an increase in tension as the primary conflict develops

• Exposition

• Falling Action

• Inciting Incident

• Rising Action

the turning point or decisive moment of a story

• Inciting Incident

• Climax

• Resolution

• Exposition

the events of the story that follow the climax and lead to the resolution

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Exposition

• Inciting Incident

the point in the story when the primary conflict is resolved or settled in some way

• Inciting Incident

• Climax

• Rising Action

• Resolution

hints or clues the author provides to prepare or warn readers of future events

• Characterization

• Conflict

• Foreshadowing

• Mood

the art of creating and describing characters in a literary work. Characters may be presented by means of description, through their actions, speech, or thoughts

• Characterization

• Foreshadowing

• Dynamic Character

• Round Character

the main character in a literary work

• Characterization

• Flat Character

• Antagonist

• Protagonist