Week 1 Vocab

Question 1

the basic parts of a story, setting, characters, plot, conflict, theme, point of view

Answer 1

story element

Question 2

the time, place, and social context of the story

Answer 2

setting

Question 3

the events and action of the story, a sequence of connected events

Answer 3

plot

Question 4

introduces background information about events, settings, characters, or other elements of work to th reader

Answer 4

expostition

Question 5

a series of events that builds from the conflict. It begins with the inciting conflict and ends with the climax

Answer 5

rising action

Question 6

most exciting moment of the story;turning point

Answer 6

climax

Question 7

the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.

Answer 7

falling action

Question 8

the end of the action and conclusion of the story where all loose ends are tied up

Answer 8

resolution

Question 9

struggle between opposing forces of the story

Answer 9

conflict

Question 10

main character of the story

Answer 10

protagonist

Question 11

a character or force in conflict with the main character

Answer 11

antagonist

Question 12

a problem within a character, character vs self

Answer 12

internal conflict

Question 13

character vs character, character vs nature, character vs society

Answer 13

external conflict

Question 14

a person (sometimes animal) in a story

Answer 14

character

Question 15

the quality of a character, what the character is like

Answer 15

character trait

Question 16

the process by which the writer reveals the personality of the character

Answer 16

characterization

Question 17

the author TELLS the reader what the character is like, the patient girl

Answer 17

direct characterization

Question 18

the author SHOWs the reader what the character is like through the characters Speech, Thoughts, Actions, Effect on others, and Looks (think STEAL)

Answer 18

indirect characterizaiton

Question 19

the character is fully developed-the writer reveals good and bad traits as well as background

Answer 19

round character

Question 20

two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change through the course of a work

Answer 20

flat character

Question 21

a character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story’s actions

Answer 21

dynamic character

Question 22

a character that does not change from the beginning of the story until the end

Answer 22

static character

Question 23

the message that the author has for the reader in a literary work, the life lesson

Answer 23

theme

Question 24

the perspective from which the story is told (first, second, third)

Answer 24

point of view

Question 25

a body of stories about gods and heros that try to explain how the world works

Answer 25

mythology