English 8 Fiction Terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Chronological Order | a list written in the same order in which events happen |
| Climax | the moment of greatest emotional tension in a narrative |
| Conflict (Internal,External) | the struggle within the plot between opposing forces |
| Falling Action | the resolution of the plot's conflicts and complications in a story |
| Flashback | a narrated scene that marks a break in the narrative in order to inform the reader or audience member about events that took place before |
| Foreshadowing | the introduction early in a story of verbal and dramatic hints that suggest what is to come later |
| Plot | an author's selection of arrangement of incidents in a story to shape the action and give the story a particular focus |
| Exposition | provide some backgroundand inform the readers about the plot, character, setting, and theme |
| Resolution | the conclusion od a plot's conflicts and complications |
| Rising Action | the part of the story where a complication creates some sort of conflict for the protagonist |
| Setting | the physical and social context in which the action of a story occurs |
| Suspense | the anxious anticipation of a reader or an audience as to the outcome of a story |
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