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Vocabulary 4 2014-20
Literary terms
Term | Definition |
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Narrative Structure | the five segments that a story’s plot can be divided into, often represented by a mountain or pyramid shape |
exposition | important background information is presented (about setting, events occurring before the main plot, characters’ back stories, etc.) |
rising action | the series of events that sets up and leads to the climax |
climax | the turning point in the story when the tension and conflict is the most dramatic |
falling action | the conflict winds down and the author provides answers to unresolved questions or mysteries |
resolution/denouement | the final outcome, which usually involves a return to normalcy for the characters and a release of tension and anxiety for the reader |
Point-of-view | the identity of the narrative voice |
First-Person | narrated by a character in the story (reliable or unreliable) |
Third-Person | narrated by an abstract voice that is not a character in the story |
Omniscient | the narrator has knowledge of all characters’ inner thoughts |