Definitions A
person telling the story
narrator
conversation given in a written story or play
dialogue
It was _________________ that he would have to take the final because it was worth half of his grade.
inevitable
The ________________ between the two characters became intense as each spoke, when they realized they had both tried to trick the other.
dialogue
The main problem of the story is the
conflict
the center of interest or activity
focus
a quality that sets one person or thing off from another
trait
The ______________ of the event was to raise money for cancer research.
focus
The ____________ of the story was the main character.
narrator
The main story is also known as the
plot
concerned with or necessary to the continuation of life
vital
an often long or heated discussion of something about which there is great difference of opinion
controversy
She found herself in a _________________ when she had only one extra ticket and would have to choose between her two good friends.
predicament
Whether or not the apartments should be torn down and be replaced by a mall was a huge ____________________ in the town.
controversy
The beginning of the story where the characters and setting are introduced to the reader.
Exposition/Introduction
impossible to avoid or evade : sure to happen
inevitable
to express indirectly : suggest rather than say plainly
implied
In order to end the argument, we had to _______________________.
compromise
It is _________________ that the woman gets to the hospital before she goes into shock.
vital
This is where the problem is finally solved and we learn the outcome of the story.
resolution
to settle an argument by each person/group giving up some of their wants or demands
compromise
a difficult, puzzling, or trying situation
predicament
The author ________________ that the old man had passed away when he said that the old man never did get to go back to his homeland.
implied
One character ________________, of the prince, was that he was wise.
trait
The most exciting part of a story where things turn around for the character.
Climax