mcas vocabulary Flashcards
Exposition
Background history of a main character
Setting
Time and place of where a story takes place.
Conflict
The problem that takes the place in a story
Internal conflict
The decision a main character has to make
External Conflict
A physical problem outside the characters mind
Rising Action
The rising action is the second of six essential plot elements, which comes right after the opening of a story
Turning point
a point (as in an action or situation) where an important change occurs
Falling Action
everything that takes place immediately after the climax.
Protagonist
the character who drives the action–the character whose fate matters most.
Antagonist
the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters
Climax
The point in a story with the most action
Tone
Tone is the general character, attitude, or feeling
Theme
a subject or topic of discourse or of artistic representation
Mood
inducing or suggestive of a particular feeling or state of mind.
Author’s Purpose
An author’s purpose is his reason for or intent in writing
