Must Know Vocab

Question 1

Complications

Answer 1

[problem] The struggle between opposing forces this drive the story

Question 2

Setting

Answer 2

The time and location in which a story takes place

Question 3

Plot

Answer 3

The events [exposition,rising action,climax,falling action,resolution] in a story

Question 4

Antagonist

Answer 4

The opposing forces that bring conflict to the protagonist

Question 5

Protagonist

Answer 5

The leading character in the novel

Question 6

Exposition

Answer 6

The first part of the plot;Characters,Setting,and basic situation are revealed

Question 7

Inciting Incident

Answer 7

The event that sets the story in motion;Makes the rest of the story possible

Question 8

Rising Action

Answer 8

Main part of the story;Moves the plot along;Where complications arise

Question 9

Climax

Answer 9

The most exciting or intense part of the story for the protagonist;The OMG;Usually a turing point

Question 10

Falling Action

Answer 10

Events that follows the Climax and lead to the Resolution;Conflicts begin moving towards resolution

Question 11

Resolution

Answer 11

The end of the story;Loose ends of the plot are tied up;Remaining Questions are answered;Conflicts are resolved

Question 12

Mood

Answer 12

The “Atmosphere” of writing.It is the emotions a text gives readers.

Question 13

Tone

Answer 13

The authors attitude towards a topic,event,person,and ECT.

Question 14

Theme

Answer 14

The main saying or lesson like in The Tortoise and The Hare ,”Slow and steady always wins the race”.

Question 15

Symbolism

Answer 15

The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

Question 16

Connotation

Answer 16

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Question 17

Denotation

Answer 17

The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests

Question 18

Restate

Answer 18

State (something) again or differently, especially in order to correct or to make more clear or convincing.

Question 19

Cite

Answer 19

Quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work.

Question 20

Character Traits

Answer 20

These are just a few descriptive adjectives used to describe someone’s personality, and that is exactly what character traits are

Question 21

Characterization

Answer 21

The creation or construction of a fictional character.

Question 22

Formula

Answer 22

A mathematical relationship or rule expressed in symbols

Question 23

their

Answer 23

Belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified

Question 24

there

Answer 24

In, at, or to that place or position

Question 25

they’re

Answer 25

They are

Question 26

excerpt

Answer 26

A short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing

Question 27

article

Answer 27

a particular item or object, typically one of a specified type

Question 28

Mood

Answer 28

a temporary state of mind or feeling.

Question 29

Tone

Answer 29

a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.

Question 30

Media

Answer 30

the main means of mass communication (broadcasting, publishing, and the Internet) regarded collectively.

Question 31

Accuracy

Answer 31

the quality or state of being correct or precise.

Question 32

Multistep

Answer 32

adjective. comprising or involving several steps or stages. studies have revealed that metastasis is a multistep process that can be divided into three distinct stages.

Question 33

Context

Answer 33

the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.

Question 34

Conditions

Answer 34

the state of something with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order.

Question 35

Speaker

Answer 35

a person who speaks.

Question 36

Trial

Answer 36

a formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.

Question 37

Develop

Answer 37

grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate.

Question 38

Narrator

Answer 38

a person who narrates something, especially a character who recounts the events of a novel or narrative poem.