Plot Terms Flashcards
1
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The particular time and place in which events occur
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Setting
2
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Introductory material that gives the background of the story (setting, characters, tone)
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Exposition
3
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Introduces complications, builds suspense, is the point when the plot “thickens”
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Rising Action
4
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Turning point of the story, the moment suspense reaches its peak, it results in a change for the main character
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Climax
5
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Occurs after the climax, resolves conflict, begins to tie up loose ends
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Falling Action
6
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Solution/outcome of a story
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Resolution
7
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Problems or struggles between opposing forces
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Conflict
8
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Struggle that occurs withing a character
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Internal Conflict
9
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A character struggles against an outside force such as nature, another person, or a physical object
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External Conflict
