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Review-Test 12/20

Review of terms and vocabulary

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Plot The literary element that describes the structure of a story
Setting Time and place of a story
Exposition The start of the story, characters are introduced
Climax The turning point in the story
Rising Action Series of conflicts or complications that lead up to the climax
Falling Action The action which follows the climax
Initiating Event The first action of the story, sets the plot in motion
Resolution The conclusion, the end of a story
Conflict The problem between two or more characters in a story
Chronological Order Time order of a story (first, next, then, last, etc.), the events are told in the order they happened
Flashbacks Memories that take the reader back into the past
Characters The persons, animals, or things in a story on which the story focuses
Contradiction THE OPPOSITE IDEA, OPPOSING IDEA, DENIAL
Persuasion WRITING DONE TO CONVINCE
Methodically PERFORMED IN A SYSTEMATIC WAY
Scoundrels UNSCRUPULOUS AND OFTEN MISCHIEVOUS PERSON, RASCAL
Spiteful FULL OF MALICE
Tethered ATTACHED TO AN OBJECT BY ROPE OR CHAIN TO LIMIT MOVEMENT
Pestilence A DEADLY EPIDEMIC DISEASE
Famished EXTREMELY HUNGRY
Invalid PERSON TOO SICK OR WEAK TO CARE FOR HIM/HERSELF
Skirmish SMALL BATTLE
Created by: Krista_Coalson
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