Finals

Plot

Answer explanation

The series of related events that make up a story

Foreshadowing

Answer explanation

The use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot

Falling Action

Answer explanation

Events after the climax that help lead to the resolution of the plot

Resolution

Answer explanation

the part of the story when the characters’ problems are solved and the story ends (“the wrap up”)

External Conflict

Answer explanation

when a character struggles against some outside force. The outside force may be another character or society or a storm or a grizzly bear etc.

Internal Conflict

Answer explanation

conflict which takes place within a characters’ mind. Usually it is a struggle with the characters’ opposing needs, wants, desires or emotions

Exposition

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the background of the story—explains who the characters are and what their conflict might be

Motif

Answer explanation

 repeated elements of the plot 

(For example three times the Big Bad Wolf goes to a little pig’s house and says, “I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house in.” Each time this happens we have a parallel episode.)

Static Character

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a character who remains the same or changes very little from beginning to end.

Subplot

Answer explanation

smaller plots that relate to the major story