Vocabulary List #1 Woohoo!. Plot Series of related events that make up a story.

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Vocabulary List #1 Woohoo!

Plot Series of related events that make up a story

Exposition (basic situation) Explains, gives information about the main characters and their problems

Confl i ct A problem or struggle

Internal Conflict Struggle that happens on the inside Emotions Struggles Needs Man vs. Himself

External Conflict Character struggles against an outside force * another character * nature * society

Rising Action Complications that build suspense

Climax The most intense moment in the plot Turning Point

Resolution The problems in the story are resolved

Setting Time and place of a story

Narrator The person who tells a story

Point of View Vantage point from which an author tells a story

Omniscient POV The narrator can tell readers what all the characters are thinking and feeling

Third Person Limited POV The narrator is not a character in the story, but he zooms in on ONE character’s thoughts and feelings

First Person POV The narrator is a character in the story Uses:IWeMeMy

Symbol When something represents something else Ex: Dove symbolizes peace Flag symbolizes country Eagle symbolizes freedom, strength, USA