Vocab Words Flashcards
What means the atmosphere or feeling of a literary work.The setting can contribute to establishing the mood of a story.
Mood
What means the time and place in which a story takes place?
Setting
What means the individuals whose thoughts and actions make up a story?
Characters
What means the central, focal figure in a work of fiction?
Protagonist
What means a character or force that works against the protagonist , creating obstacles?
Antagonist
What means characters that are fully developed with both positive quilters and flaws?
Round Characters
What means characters that undergo change over the course of a story as a result of their experience ?
Dynamic characters
What means characters that do not undergo any change from the story’s inception to its conclusion?
Static characters
What means characters that are stero typical and one demensional ?
Flat characters
What means methods used by an author to develop a character?
Characterization
What means the arrangement or sequence of events within a story?
Plot
What means an obstacle struggle or controversy that the. Protagonist must resolve to overcome?
Conflict
What means a conflict in which the protagonist has a problem with another character?
Character vs character
What means a conflict in which the protagonist must struggle against a harsh environment or natural disaster ?
Character vs nature
What means a conflict in which the protagonist faces a problem with a part or the whole of society?
Character vs society
What means a conflict in which the protagonist is at odds with an internal problem such as fear shyness or guilt?
Character vs self
What is a conflict in which the protagonist struggles with a force that seems beyond the characters control?
Character vs fate
What is a second story within the main plot of the story ?
Subplot
What is in fiction the plot normally begins with expositions?
Exposition
What is the use of clues early in a story to give hints about events that will happen later?
Foreshadowing
What is a series of events and conflicts involving the story’s character that leads to the climax?
Rising action
What is the turning point of the story?
Climax
What is also referred to as denouement, it is the action that follows the climax and leads to the resolution ?
Falling action
What is the conclusion of the story?
Resolution
