language arts flashcards
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stevanenriquez13 on August 15, 2012
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Autobiography | a writers account of his or her own life |
| Memoir | a form of autobiographical writing in which a writer shares his or her personal experiences and observations of significant events or people |
| Biography | a true account of a persons life, written by another person |
| narrative/biographical Nonfiction | writing that reads much like fiction, except the characters, settings, and events are based on real life |
| Plot | the series of events in a story |
| Exposition | provides important background information and introduces the setting and the important characters |
| Rising Action | the stage of the plot that develops the conflict or struggle |
| Climax | the point of greatest interest in the story |
| Falling Action | the stage of the plot in which the story begins to draw to a close |
| Resolution | The final outcome of the story |
| Setting | the time and place of the action |
| Main Character/Protagonist | the most important character in the story |
| Antagonist | the force working against the protagonist |
| Minor Characters | the less important characters in the story |
| Character Motivation | the reason a character acts, feels, and thinks in a certain way |
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