Vocab 3

Question 1

Plot

Answer 1

the sequence of events that make up a story

Question 2

Progressive plot

Answer 2

the sequence of events unfold chronologically through exposition, rising action, climax, and then lastly, a resolution

Question 3

Episodic Plot

Answer 3

a series of chapters or stories that link together for a general message

Question 4

Rising Action

Answer 4

where the main conflict occurs and leads up to the climax

Question 5

Climax

Answer 5

the moment in a story where tensions increase and the main conflict is resolved

Question 6

Resolution

Answer 6

the last part of a story’s plot, conflicts are resolved

Question 7

Flashback

Answer 7

an interruption of the chronological order of a story, flashbacks are also used as literary devices

Question 8

Foreshadowing

Answer 8

hints at future events that will happen

Question 9

Characterization

Answer 9

describes a characters motives, traits, and thinking in a story

Question 10

Character Development

Answer 10

the growth of a charcater based on their motivations

Question 11

Protagonist

Answer 11

the main character: drives the plot

Question 12

Round character

Answer 12

a lifelike or believable charcater

Question 13

Minor character

Answer 13

a supporting charcater that still plays a role in the plot

Question 14

Secondary Character

Answer 14

a character with a significant role but is not the main focus of the plot

Question 15

Anatagonist

Answer 15

a person who creates trials for the protagonist

Question 16

Flat character

Answer 16

a character that doesn’t have much character development throughout the story

Question 17

Realistic fiction

Answer 17

a genre of literature that features believable events and characters in a setting that could be real

Question 18

Historical fiction

Answer 18

a literary genre that reimagines past events and people in fictional stories

Question 19

Theme

Answer 19

underlying message or the big idea of a story that the author is trying to convey

Question 20

Prologue

Answer 20

introductory section that comes before the main narrative of a literary work, such as a book, play or movie.

Question 21

Epilogue

Answer 21

concluding section of a literary work that summarizes or comment on the story’s characters and action

Question 22

Point of view

Answer 22

refers to who is telling a story, or who is narrating it

Question 23

3rd person narrator

Answer 23

a narrator who is outside of the story and describes the characters, action, and feelings using third-person pronouns like “he” ‘she” or “they”

Question 24

1st person narrator

Answer 24

a character in a story who tells the story from their own point of view, using the pronoun “i” or “we”

Question 25

Omniscient

Answer 25

an “all-knowing” kind of narrator very commonly found in works of fiction written as third person narratives

Question 26

Shifting point of view

Answer 26

denote the shift with sections break or chapter break and clearly signal to the reader that they are with a new character.

Question 27

Symbolism

Answer 27

a literary device that uses objects, people, situations, or actions to stand for other meanings

Question 28

Motif

Answer 28

repeated element, such as an image, word, sound, or idea that helps to develop a story’s themes and mood

Question 29

Genres

Answer 29

category of writing that is defined by its shared characteristics and form

Question 30

New realism

Answer 30

literary and artistic movement that began in the 20th century and sough to challenge conventions by exploring the subconscious mind the the mind power of dreams

Question 31

Personification

Answer 31

a literary device that gives human characteristics to non-human things, such as animal, objects , idea