6th Grade Vocab Flashcards
Setting
Where or when a story takes place
Plot
The events exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and revolution
Protagonist
The leading character in a novel
Antagonist
The opposing force that brings conflict to the protagonist
Complications
The struggle between opposing forces, this drives the stay
Exposition
the characters, setting, and the basic situation are revealed
Inciting incident
The event that sets the story in motion
Rising action
Where complications arise
Climax
usually a turning point
Falling action
conflicts begin moving towards resolution
Resolution
end of the story conflicts are tied up
Foreshadow
Hints or clues suggesting what could happen in a story
Cliffhanger
An ending to a section leaving the reader wondering
Suspense
The anxiety a reader feels about what happens in a story next
Flashback
An interuption in the plot to recreate an incident from an earlier time
