Vocab 1 Flashcards
Basic Situation
Who are the characters and what do they want? This is usually where you find out about the conflict, or problem, in a story.
Conflict
The conflict is the struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces
External Conflict
The external conflict is when the character struggles against another person, a group of people, or a force of nature (a tornado, a bear, an icy mountain path)
Internal Conflict
An internal conflict takes place in a character’s mind (he struggles with shyness: she struggles to accept a death).
Foreshadow
To foreshadow is to make us feel suspense or to hint at future events.
Series of events
A series of events makes it very hard for the character to get what he or she wants. (Sometimes these events are called complications.)
Climax
The climax is the story’s most emotional or suspenseful moment. The point at which the conflict is decided one way or another.
Resolution
The resolution is the last part of the story, where the loose ends of the plot are tied up and the story is closed.
Protagonist
A protagonist is the leading character in the story.
Antagonist
An antagonist is the adversary of the protagonist.
Setting
The time and place in which the events of a work of literature take place.
Fumigating
cleaning out by spraying with chemical vapors
Sentinel
watchful guard
Sabotage
obstruct or destroy
Huddled
nestled close together
