6th Grade Vocab Flashcards

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Setting

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Where or when a story takes place

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Protagonist

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The leading character in a novel.

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Plot

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The events ( exposition, rising action, climax, falling action,resolution,)

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Antagonist

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The opposing force that brings conflict to the protagiosnit

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Complications

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The struggle between opposing fores this drives the stay

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Exposition

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The first part of the story, characters, setting,basic situation are revealed,

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Inciting incident

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The events that sets the story in motion, makes the rest of the story possible

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Rising action

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Main part of the story, It moves the plot along where the complications arise

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Climax

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The most exciting or intense part of the story

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Falling action

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Events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution

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Resolution

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The end of the story, conflicts are resolved

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Foreshadow

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Hints or clues suggesting what may happen in the story

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Cliffhanger

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An ending to a section chapter or book that leaves the reader wondering

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Suspense

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The anxitey a reader feels about what may not happen next in the story

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Flashback

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Interrupting the plot of the story to recreate an incident from an earlier time.

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