Language Arts 10

Front 1

A statement about life that a writer is trying to get across in a piece of writing. (Will usually be implied rather than directly spelled out.)

Back 1

THEME

Front 2

_____is the action or sequence of events in a story. (Usually a series or related incidents that build upon one another as the story develops.)

Back 2

PLOT

Front 3

___is writing that is intended to explain something that is difficult to understand. (play or novel, gives the background or situation surrounding the story.)

Back 3

EXPOSITION

Front 4

__ ___ is the series of struggles that build a story or play toward the climax.

Back 4

RISING ACTION

Front 5

___ is usually the most intense point in a story.(A series of struggles or conflicts build a story or play toward the climax)

Back 5

CLIMAX

Front 6

A sudden descent in writing from the impressive or significant to the ludicrous (laughable or hilarious because of obvious absurdity) or inconsequential (lacking importance, petty, trivial).

Back 6

ANTI-CLIMAX

Front 7

The part of a play or story that works out the decision arrived at during the climax.

Back 7

FALLING ACTION

Front 8

The portion of the play or story in which the problem is solved. (It comes after the climax and the falling action and is intended to bring story to a satisfactory end.

Back 8

RESOLUTION

Front 9

The main character or hero of story is called the _____.

Back 9

PROTAGONIST

Front 10

The person or thing working against the protagonist, or hero of the story.

Back 10

ANTAGONIST

Front 11

Interference, obstruction, or angry criticism is called ______.

Back 11

STATIC