Day 15: APL Terms

Question 1

introduces the characters and the conflicts they face

Answer 1

Exposition

Question 2

occurs after the exposition and introduces the central conflict within the story

Answer 2

Inciting Incident

Question 3

following the introduction of the central conflict; complications arise as the characters struggle with the conflict

Answer 3

Rising Action

Question 4

the turning point, point of maximum interest, and highest tension in the plot of a story, play, or film. Usually occurs towards the end of a story after the reader has understood the conflict and became emotionally involved with the characters

Answer 4

Climax

Question 5

end of central conflict in a story, when the action starts to wind down

Answer 5

Falling Action

Question 6

occurs after the climax and is where conflicts are resolved and loose ends are tied up

Answer 6

Resolution or Denouement

Question 7

anmain plot additional minor plot that involves a secondary conflict in the story; may or may not affect the

Answer 7

Subplot

Question 8

type of literature in which ideas and feelings are expressed in compact, imaginative, and often musical language.

Answer 8

Poetry