Literary Terms Final - 8th Grade

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1. An organization of a story

• Plot
• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Falling Action
• Climax

2. Occurs at the beginning of a story. Characters and settings are introduced.

• Exposition
• Plot
• Rising Action
• Falling Action
• Climax

3. Develops the conflicts/complications, deepens the relationships between the characters - the longest part of the story

• Rising Action
• Plot
• Exposition
• Falling Action
• Climax

4. The turning point of the story: main character comes face to face with a major conflict, main character will change in some way, main problem will be solved in one way or another.

• Climax
• Plot
• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Falling Action

5. Where the story winds down and the conflict is easing up.

• Falling Action
• Plot
• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Climax

6. This is the end of the story where the loose ends are tied up and the problem is often resolved.

• Resolution
• Plot
• Exposition
• Rising Action
• Falling Action

7. The problem or challenge that arises in a story

• Plot
• Climax
• conflict
• Protagonist
• Antagonist

8. A character has a struggle within their mind refers to the main character's inner struggle.

• Internal Conflict - Man Vs. Self
• External Conflict
• Man Vs. Man
• Man vs. Nature
• Man Vs. Society

9. A conflict that occurs between a character and an outside force

• External Conflict
• Internal Conflict - Man Vs. Self
• Man Vs. Man
• Man vs. Nature
• Man Vs. Society