English 1 Midterm Flashcards
Setting
The time, place, and era of the literature
Exposition
The characters, setting, and beginning or plot are introduced
Characters
The people, animals, or the things in the story
Characterization
Adjectives, or physical traits, that describe a character
Conflict
The fights in the story Man vs man Man vs nature Man vs society Man vs self
Rising action
The plot begins to have interest and heads to the climax
Falling action
The plot calms down and heads to the resolution
Climax
Turning point in the story
Resolution
The end of the conflict/ the story
Protagonist
Main character
Antagonist
Main character against main character
Tone
The attitude the author has towards the subject
Mood
The feeling the reader gets while reading the story
Theme
The moral of the story, the point of the story
Narrative
A story, made up and or not real