Vocab 4: Plot Structure
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Created by:
mrsryan1 on October 1, 2008
Subjects:
literary terms, fiction, reading
Classes:
7B, 7A, Ryan English P3, Ryan English P4, Ryan English P5, Ryan Honors English P6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 exposition | at the beginning, show (expose) the characters, setting, and background details |
| rising action | increasing tension through conflict and struggles |
| climax | the turning point in a plot where conflict is at its peak; moment of best or worst thing that could happen |
| falling action | working out the details and resolving conflicts that led to the climax |
| resolution | loose end are tied up and story comes to a close; things are resolved (fixed, solved) |
| external conflict | character struggles against another person or an outside force |
| internal conflict | a struggle within the character |
| prodigy | a young person having extraordinary talent or ability |
| brazen | extreme boldness or fearlessness |
| lapse | to sink or gradually slip away (into a coma, for example) |
| intuition | a sense of knowing without really thinking; gut feeling |
| sidekick | a close friend |
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