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Voshell Haynes L1

Core Vocabulary List 1

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protagonist the main character of a story
antagonist the person or thing fighting against the main character of a story
static character (flat) a literary character who remains mostly unchanged throughout a story
dynamic character (round) a literary character who undergoes an internal change during a story
plot the series of related events that make up a story
exposition usually the beginning of the story
rising action part of a story where conflicts arise leading to the climax
climax highest point or turning point in the action of the story
falling action follows the climax and contains the action or dialogue that leads the story to a resolution or ending
resolution part of a story where problems are solved/the end
subplot a story that is secondary to the main story
conflict the problem in the story that triggers the action
character vs character one character in the story has a problem with another character
character vs society a character has a problem with society defined as school, law, or tradition
character vs him or herself a character struggles inside and has trouble making a decision
character vs nature a character has a problem with an element of nature like a snowstorm, an avalanche, or the bitter cold
flashback when an author goes back to an earlier time in a story and explains something that will help the reader understand the story better
setting time and place of a story
mood the atmosphere or emotion conveyed by the text
foreshadowing the writer's hints and clues about what will happen in the story
Created by: svoshell2
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