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RMS Lit Ch 1 (HOLT)
RMS Literary Vocabulary Chapter 1 (HOLT)
Term | Definition |
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summarizing | to restate in your own words the story's main events |
conflict | the struggle or problem in the story |
setting | the where and when the story's action takes place |
plot | a series of related events that make up the story |
external conflict | a struggle coming from an outside force such as the weather or another character |
internal conflict | a struggle coming from within the character such as overcoming fear or learning self control |
complications | additional problems |
climax | the exciting part of the story where the conflict begins to be resolved |
resolution | near the end of the story where the events are wrapped up and the problems solved |
summary | a short restatement of the important ideas and events of a story |
retelling | identifying the basic situation, conflict, climax and resolution of the story |
sequencing | the actual order of the story events |