Vocabulary 1-6 Final Exam

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Period:

• 5
• 6
• 7

A story about a person's life written by another person.

• biography
• climax
• autobiography
• novel

Events that follow the climax in which tension decreases.

• falling action
• rising action
• resolution
• exposition

A character or force in conflict with the main character.

• plot
• protagonist
• antagonist
• novel

A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words.

• literal language
• novella
• figurative language
• rising action

A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances.

• exposition
• plot
• resolution
• novel

Chief character in a dramatic or narrative work, usually trying to accomplish some objective or working toward some goal.

• antagonist
• biography
• plot
• protagonist

A life story written by the person who lived it.

• antagonist
• short story
• biography
• autobiography