MCAS Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Exposition
A
Background history of a main character
2
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Setting
A
The time and place of where a story takes place
3
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Conflict
A
The problem that takes places in a story
4
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Internal Conflict
A
The decision a main character has to make
5
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External Conflct
A
A physical problem outside the character’s mind
6
Q
Rising Action
A
the exposition of the story
7
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Turning Action
A
when the character must make a choice that will change the story
8
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Falling Action
A
the moment after the climax
9
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Protagonist
A
the main character
10
Q
Antagonist
A
character that does not like the antagonist or their ideas
11
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Climax
A
most exciting part
12
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Tone
A
attitude towards a subject
13
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Theme
A
the main idea
14
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Mood
A
feelings or state of mind
15
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Author’s Purpose
A
to inform, persuade, or entertain
