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Ela flashcards
Ela
| definition | term |
|---|---|
| Plot is a literary term used to describe the events that make up a story or the main part of a story. These events relate to each other in a pattern or a sequence. The structure of a novel depends on the organization of events in the plot of the story. | plot |
| Theme is defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a Theme is defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly.literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly. | theme |
| Exposition is a literary device used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters etc. to the audience or readers. The word comes from the Latin language and its literal meaning is “a showing forth.” | exposition |
| Rising action in a plot is a series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest and tension in a narrative. The RA includes all decisions, characters' flaws and background circumstances that together create turns and twists leading to a climax. | rising action |
| Climax, a Greek term meaning “ladder”, is that particular point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point. | climax |
| fa occurs right after the climax, when the main problem of the story resolves. It is one of the elements of the plot of the story, while others are exposition, ra climax, and resolution. Besides, it wraps up part of th end of the story | falling action |
| Resolution is the part of the story's plot line in which the problem of the story is resolved or worked out. This occurs after the falling action and is typically where the story ends. More Literary Terms Defined. | resolution |
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