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Narrative Structure Vocab.
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6th Grade
10/11/2011

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Plot
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The sequence of events in a literary work.
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Exposition
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The part of the work that introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation.
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Initiating Event
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Introduces the central conflict.
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Rising Action
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All of the events that lead up to the climax that build suspense.
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Climax
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The highest point of interest or suspense.
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Falling Action
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Actions that tie up loose ends and leads to the resolution (end) of the central conflict.
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Resolution
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The final events that end a work of fiction.
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Static Character
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Has one or two traits that never change.
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Dynamic Character
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Changes personalities in the story because of things that happen.
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Protagonist
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The main character of most important character in a story. This character often changes in some important way as a result of the story's events.
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Antagonist
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The character who opposes (goes against) the main character.
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Conflict
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A struggle between opposing forces. Characters in conflict for the basis of the story, novel, poem, or play. There are two kinds of conflict: internal (character vs. self) and external (character vs. character or nature). A story may have both.
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Theme
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The main idea or point of the story. It is also the overall message. Stories can have more than one theme.
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Mood
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Is how the author makes you feel while reading the book.
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Setting
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The time and place of the action. It could be specific (Sterling, Virginia in the year 1872) or vague (present time in the south).
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