Craft & Structure 1
conversation between characters
What is dialogue?
events that introduce a conflict and increase the tension
What is rising action?
events that follow the climax
What is falling action?
the story's high point/turning point
What is climax?
one independent clause--a group of words that has a subject and a verb and can stand by itself as a complete thought
What is simple sentence?
instruct actors on how to move and speak, or describes what the stage should look and sound like
What is stage directions?
struggle between opposing forces
What is conflict?
words that have more than one meaning
What is multiple-meaning words?
the story's final outcome and tying up of loose ends
What is resolution?
two or more independent clauses linked by a conjunction such as and, but, or or
What is a compound sentence?
most important points
What is central idea?
educated guess
What is an inference?
prefix that means "bad"
What is mal-?
one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
What is a complex sentence?
two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
What is a compound-complex sentence?
introduction of the characters, the setting, and the basic situation
What is exposition?
a short work of nonfiction that expresses an author's thoughts and feelings
What is a reflective essay?
prefix that means "beside"
What is para-?
a noun or pronoun placed next to another noun or pronoun to identify, rename, or explain it
What is an appositive?
subjects and their verbs must agree in number
What is subject-verb agreement?
sequence of events in a story
What is plot?
the written text or a play
What is a script?
prefix that turns nouns or adjectives into verbs
What is en-?
consists of two subjects joined by a conjunction such as and, or, or nor
What is compound subject?
relates a noun or a pronoun that follows it to another word in the sentence
What is a preposition?