Plot Structure
What is plot?
a literary device which can be defined as the denouement of the issue of a complicated plot in fiction.. usually shown in the final part of the chapter
What is resolution?
RL stands for:
Reading Literature
When a narrator tells the story about himself/herself or tells a story about someone else using the pronouns I, me, my, we, this is called:
What is first person POV?
Series of events build toward the point of greatest interest. Begins immediately after exposition
What is rising action?
a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing factors, usually a protagonist and antagonist
What is conflict?
A conclusion based on evidence and reasoning is called:
What is an inference?
When the narrator only knows ONE character's thoughts and feelings, this is called:
What is third person limited POV?
a structural part of a plot and is at times referred to as a crisis. A decisive moment or a turning point in a story line.
What is climax?
the environment in which a story or event takes place. Can include specific information about time and place, or can simply be descriptive
What is setting?
Mary's son comes home from football practice one day limping and using crutches. We can infer that:
Mary's son was injured at football practice.
When an outside character tells a story using pronouns he, she, they, etc., this is called:
What is third person POV?
a literary device used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters, etc. to the audience or readers.
What is the exposition?
When Tessie Hutchinson opened her slip of paper to see that she had the black dot, what part of the story was this? (plot structure terms)
What is the climax?
the proof you get from the text is called
What is textual evidence?
When the narrator knows thoughts and feelings of ALL characters, this is called:
What is third person omniscient point of view?
defined as the parts of a story after the climax, loose ends being tied up
What is falling action?
"It was a warm day on the 26th of June, the children were playing and the adults were chatting about the weather and their jobs..."
What is the exposition?
When we examine structure of a text and "break down" a text, this is called:
What is analysis?
Charlie's thoughts were racing as he watched Robert steal money from his mother's purse. Charlie just knew Robert was going to get caught.
What POV is this told in?
What is third person limited?