Unit 2 Vocab DO AFTER

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution (denouement)(the sequence of events in a story)

Beginning of the story where the characters, setting and conflict (problem) are introduced

the problem/struggle between opposing forces Ex: man vs man, man vs nature, man vs self

Part of the story that develops the problem/conflict while building suspense (the longest part of a story)

part of the story where the problem reaches the highest point of suspense and tension (after it comes the falling action &the denouement(end)

Part of story after the climax which begins to resolve the conflict and leads to the denouement/end

The END, conclusion, outcome, resolution, or solution of a story; French for "unraveling."

Time and place of a story (where and when story takes place) can include weather; can affect character development

personality of the character stated directly in the story

The qualities that make up a character's personality Ex: honest, kind, friendly, determined, inconsiderate, mean, lazy)

the story goes back in time; the story's sequence is interrupted to show something that happened at an earlier time. Provides clarity by showing backstory.

hint of things to come, clues that help the reader predict what will happen next

The narrator- the voice telling the story- is a character in the story; The pronouns I, me, we, us, are used to tell the story

The narrator is not a part of the story but more of an outside observer; Reader can only see one character's thoughts and emotions. The pronouns he, she, it, they, are used to tell the story.

The narrator is not a part of the story but more of an outside observer; the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL of the characters in the story. The pronouns he, she, it, they, are used to tell the story