Fiction Test Flashcards
(60 cards)
A restatement of the main points with only the important details
Summary
Conclusion of the story
Resolution
Using prior knowledge and textual evidence to draw conclusions
Inference
Helping words or phrases students can use to understand unfamiliar words
Context clues
The authors reason for writing
Purpose
The character against who
the protagonist struggles
Antagonist
A series of events that increases the tension of the conflict and builds from the initiating event to the climax
Rising action
Struggle that puts an individual against the machine a technological force
Individual versus technology
Struggle that puts an individual against a supernatural or paranormal force
Individual versus supernatural
Section of the story near the beginning that introduces characters, setting, and background
Exposition
The central message or concern in a literary work
Theme
Sequence of events after the turning point where the story begins to wind down, leading to the resolution
Falling action
Incident that triggers the main or central conflict in the story
Initiating event
The turning point of the main or central conflict; moment of highest tension
Climax
The sequence of events in a literary work; what happens in the story
Plot
Struggle that puts an individual against forces of nature
Individual versus nature
Struggle between a character and an outside force
External conflict
A struggle or problem that exists in the characters mind
Individual versus self or internal
Place, time, and duration of the story
Setting
A person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work
Character
Struggle or problem between two characters
Individual versus individual
The problem or struggle between opposing forces or characters
Conflict
Main character in a story
Protagonist
Struggle of an individual against a group
Individual versus society
