plot/setting Flashcards

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1
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plot

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Several basic events that form a story

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2
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narrative

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the story

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3
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conflict

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a disagreement or argument

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exposition

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At the beginning of the story, background info, characters, setting, and situation

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rising action

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conflict becomes more clear after a significant event and the main character experiences complications

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6
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climax

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the point where the stories emotions and tensions peak is the climax

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suspense

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a feeling of excitement and anxious uncertainty of what may happen

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8
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comedy

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the main characters situation improves

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tragedy

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the main characters situation worsens

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falling action

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after the climax, the conflict comes to a point of resolution

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denouement

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untying the knot readers learn on how the conflict is resolved

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12
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resolution

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finding a answer or solution to a conflict

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13
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in medias res

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in the middle of the action

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14
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flashbacks

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explains what happened prior to the stories beginning

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15
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foreshadowing

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hinting at events to come

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