Entry #6 Vocabulary

Setting

Where and when a story takes place

Protagonist

The main character in a story

Plot

The events that happen in a story

Exposition

An introduction to the plot that introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation

Rising Action

Events in the book or story that increase tension.

Climax

The high point of the story, when the story's outcome becomes clear.

Falling Action

Events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution.

Resolution

The final outcome of the conflict of the plot.

Theme

A central message, concern, or purpose in a literary work. The message the author wants us to learn.

Antagonist

A character or a force in conflict with the main character, or protagonist.

Conflict

The problem in the story.

Internal Conflict

Takes place in the mind of the character. Man vs. Self

External Conflict

Character struggles against an outside force.

Man versus Man

Man versus Nature

Man versus Society (group of people or expected norms)

fervently

(adv.) - showing great emotion or zeal; having great warmth, feeling or enthusiasm

audibly

(adv.)- capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard, noticeable noise or sound

sabotage

(n. or v.)- to undermine; subversion; action to defeat a cause or operation

totalitarian

(adj.) - government in which the political authority exercises absolute control over all aspects of life

cynicism

(n.) - an attitude of scornful or jaded negativity; distrusting others

manipulated

(v.) - influenced shrewdly or deviously; controlled; to manage or influence in an unfair manner

indifference

(n.) - no feeling, either for or against; showing apathy

ramshackle

(adj.) - so poorly constructed or kept up that disintegration is likely; rickety; shaky; loosely made