Domain- Specific Vocabulary

What is the term for the beginning of a story that provides background information?

• Resolution

• Climax

• Exposition

• Rising Action

Which part of a story involves the moments leading up to the climax?

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Resolution

What is the primary turning point in a story called?

• Falling Action

• Climax

• Exposition

• Resolution

Which term describes the end of a story that ties up loose ends?

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Resolution

• Exposition

What is an author's deliberate choice of words called?

• Motif

• Theme

• Diction

• Mood

What is the universal message about life or humanity in a story?

• Suspense

• Diction

• Mood

• Theme

Which term describes a feeling of excitement or anxiety about what may happen?

• Motif

• Mood

• Suspense

• Foreshadowing

What is the feeling or atmosphere created by the language in a story?

• Suspense

• Diction

• Theme

• Mood

What is it called when an author gives hints about something that will happen later?

• Suspense

• Foreshadowing

• Theme

• Motif

What is a recurring pattern, symbol, or idea throughout a text?

• Diction

• Mood

• Theme

• Motif