Overall Vocab.

Question 1

a term that describes a story’s full progression

Answer 1

narrative arc

Question 2

a literary term that refers to the part of a story that sets the stage for the drama to follow it introduces the theme, setting, characters, and circumstances at the story’s beginnings

Answer 2

exposition

Question 3

an episode, plot point or event that hooks the reader into the story

Answer 3

inciting incident

Question 4

one of the major points of a plot, or storyline; occurs after the exposition and before the climax

Answer 4

rising action

Question 5

highest point of tension or drama in a narratives’ plot; is often when the main problem of the story is faced and solved by the main character or protagonist

Answer 5

climax

Question 6

the sequence of events that happens after the climax of a story

Answer 6

falling action

Question 7

the final solution

Answer 7

resolution

Question 8

a literary device that is used step-by-step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story. It is in the initial stage in which the writer introduces the character with noticeable emergence. After introducing the character, the writer often talks about his behavior; then, as the story progresses, the thought-processes of the character.

Answer 8

characterization

Question 9

when and where the action takes place

Answer 9

setting

Question 10

man vs. self, man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. supernatural, man vs. society

Answer 10

conflict

Question 11

describes the central idea(s) that a piece of writing explores

Answer 11

theme

Question 12

a literary tool, which serves as a lens through which readers observe characters, events, and happening

Answer 12

perspective

Question 13

a short comment or speech that a character delivers directly to the audience or to himself that other actors on the stage cannot hear

Answer 13

aside