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Plot Elements Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the sequence of events in a story called? | Plot |
| What is the central problem faced by the main character in a story called? | Conflict |
| What are the 5 stages of a plot? | 1.Exposition 2.Rising Action 3.Climax 4.Falling Action 5.Resolution |
| What stage provides important background information, introduces the setting and characters? | Exposition |
| What stage is the conflict developed and grows tension as the character struggles to solve the problem? | Rising Action |
| What stage provides a turning point to the story and has the highest point of intrest and tension. | Climax ;) |
| What stage shows the important actions but doesnt have the final outcome? | Falling Action |
| What stage allows the reader to completly understand the story and ties up all loose ends? | Resolution |
| What is the french word for Resolution? | Denouement (day-nu-ma) |
| What is developed through descriptions and comments stated in the story? | Direct Characterization |
| What is presented through the thoughts and actions of the characters? | Indirect Characterization |
| What is the way a writer creates and develops characters’ personalities? | Characterization |
| What is the character who provides a striking contrast to another character or sidekick? | Foil |
| What is a princible character or force in opposite to a protagonist or badguy? | Antagonist |
| WHat is the main character in a work of literture who is involved in the central conflict of the story or goodguy? | Protagonist |