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Story Elements Test Review
These are the terms you need to know for your Story Elements/Reading Circle Test
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English
8th Grade
10/16/2013

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plot
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the sequence of events in a story
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setting
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when and where a story takes place
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conflict
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the main problem of the story
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theme
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the universal truth of a story; the life lesson
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first person
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the main character is the narrator; the reader knows only his/her thoughts and feelings
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second person
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narrator is outside the story; the main character is "you", common pronouns are you, your, and yours
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third person limited
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the narrator is outside the story; the reader knows the thoughts and feelings of ONE main character
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third person omniscient
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the narrator is outside the story; the reader knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL main characters
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exposition
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the opening of a story
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rising action
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the events after the exposition leading to the climax
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climax
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the point of highest interest or emotion in a story; the turning point
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falling action
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the events after the climax in a story that tie up the "loose ends" of a story.
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resolution
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the conclusion of a story
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inference
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an educated guess; made up of prior knowledge and context clues
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context clues
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clues about something's meaning found in the sentence or sentences around it
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protagonist
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the "main character" who is driving the action forward in a story
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antagonist
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the character or force working against the main character in a story
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