plot and setting Flashcards
1
Q
what is the exposition?
A
important background information about the story
2
Q
what is the rising action?
A
conflict of the story begins to build up towards a climax
3
Q
what is a climax?
A
The high point of the story
4
Q
what’s comedy?
A
funny things
5
Q
what’s tragedy?
A
sad things
6
Q
what is falling action?
A
Story calming down after the climax
7
Q
What is denouement?
A
how the story ends
8
Q
what is in medias res?
A
in the middle of the action
9
Q
what’s a flashbacks
A
what happened prior to the story
10
Q
what is foreshadowing?
A
Hints to upcoming events
11
Q
what is plot?
A
the story
12
Q
what is a narrative?
A
a series of events forming the story
13
Q
what is conflict?
A
problems to be resolved
