Literary Elements Flashcards
1
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Initial incident
A
The event that gets the story going
2
Q
Preliminary event
A
Whatever takes place before the action of the play
3
Q
Rising action
A
The series of events following to climax
4
Q
Climax
A
The peak of the story
5
Q
Exposition
A
Who when where what part of thhe story
6
Q
Story organization
A
Beginning middle end
7
Q
Conflict
A
Internal and external struggling
8
Q
Suspense
A
A feeling of uncertainty
9
Q
Language
A
A particular manner of verbal expression the diction or the sytle of writing
10
Q
Style
A
The shaping og the dramatic, material
11
Q
Sililoquy
A
A speech of a single actor who is alone in the stage
12
Q
Monologue
A
- a long speech made by one actor
- maybe delivered alone or in presense of other
