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Conflict Terms

Conflict Terms for an English vocab quiz

QuestionAnswer
EXPOSITION Beginning of story -> char, setting (time, place), conflict
INCITING INCIDENT Kick-off; without it, there is NO story
BUMP Peak in the rising action caused by a complication
RISING ACTION Gradual increase of intensity in the plot
CLIMAX Highest point of tension
RESOLUTION DENOUEMENT Comes after the climax – where the loose ends are tied up
FORESHADOWING Hints about what will happen
SYMBOL Something concrete that represents an idea
METAPHOR The “IS” comparison --You are an angel.
SIMILE Like or as – You act like an angel.
PERSONIFICATION Giving human characteristics to something that is not human.
MYTHOLOGICAL ALLUSION Reference to a god, goddess, place, etc.
BIBLICAL ALLUSION Reference to a person, a text, a story from the Bible.
HISTORICAL ALLUSION Reference to a battle, president, war, revolution, etc.
VERBAL IRONY When you mean the opposite of what you say (sarcasm)
SITUATIONAL IRONY When you expect something to happen and the opposite occurs.
DRAMATIC IRONY When the audience knows what the characters don’t.
THEME The underlying meaning
PROTAGONIST The main character; the character with the conflict
ANTAGONIST The force that opposes the protagonist
INTERNAL CONFLICT Man vs. self Man vs. society
EXTERNALCONFLICT Man vs. man Man vs. society Man vs. obstacle
Created by: vfrancois
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