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Vocabulary # 4
Reading
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Exposition | the introduction/beginning of the story |
| Rising Action | the events leading up to climax; building suspense |
| Climax | the most intense part of the story; the turning point |
| Falling Action | the events after the climax/turning point, that lead to the resolution |
| Resolution/Denouement | solution; how the story turns out |
| Inciting Incident | an event that hooks the reader into the story and sets everything else that happens into motion. |
| Auto | self |
| Cycl | circle |
| Graph | writing |
| Efficiency | the ability to do something without wasting materials, time, or energy |
| Accusatory | accusing or blaming someone |
| Manipulated | to move or control something or someone; usually in an unfair way |
| Entitled | when someone thinks they have a right to something |
| Tumultuously | wildly |
| Slacken | slow down |