6th grade vocab Flashcards
Setting
Where or when a story takes place.
Plot
The events in a story.
Antagonist
The opposing force that brings conflict to the Protagonist.
Protagonist
The leading character in a novel
complications
The struggle between opposing forces.This drives the story.
Exposition
The first part of the plot
Inciting Incident
The event that sets the story in motion.
Rising Action
The main part of the story.
Climax
The most exciting part of the plot.
Falling Action
The events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution.
Resolution
The end of the story.
Forshadow
Hints or clues suggesting what may happen in the story.
Cliffhanger
An ending to a section where it is left off with not much detail
Suspense
The anienty a reader feels about what may happen next in a story.
Flashback
Interuppting the plot of the storyto recreate an incident from an earlier event.
