climax

Climax is the decisive point in a story or play when the the plot's central problem must be resolved in one way or another (Source: Textbook, Traditions in Literature)


conflict

Conflict is the stuggle between two opposing forces. (Source: Textbook, Traditions in Literature)


two women standing with their backs to each other
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context clues

Context clues are words and phrases in a sentence which help you reason out the meaning of an unfamiliar word.  Oftentimes you can figure out the meanings of new or unfamiliar vocabulary by paying attention to the surrounding language.  (Source: http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/~steuben/vocabularycontext.htm)


boy with a magnifying glass
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http://www.clipart.com/en/close-up?o=2976874&a=a&q=clues&k_mode=all&s=1&e=42&show=&c=&cid=&findincat=&g=&cc=124:0:3:0:4:0:0&page=&k_exc=&pubid=&color=&b=k&date=

exposition

The exposition is the beginning of a work of fiction, particularly a play, in which the author sets the atmosphere and tone, explains the setting, introduces the characters, and provides the reader with any other information needed in order to understand the plot. (Source: Textbook, Traditions in Literature)


falling action

Falling action is the resolution of a dramatic plot, which takes place after the climax. (Source: Textbook, Traditions in Literature)


man falling
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figurative language

Figurative language is language used in a nonlinteral way to express a suitable relationship between essentially unlike things. (Source: Textbook, Traditions in Literature)


forshadowed

The technique of giving the reader, listener, or viewer of a story or play hints of what is to come in that work. (Source: Textbook, Traditions in Literature)


groundhog surprised to see his shadow
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http://www.clipart.com/en/close-up?o=3700760&a=a&q=shadow&k_mode=all&s=1&e=42&show=&c=&cid=&findincat=&g=&cc=1504:282:4997:1631:3:410:31&page=&k_exc=&pubid=&color=&b=k&date=

inciting incident

The inciting incident is where the action begins; the part that grabs the reader’s attention. (Source: http://rison.k12.ar.us/leopard/blue_sheets.htm)


resolution

The resolution is the part of a plot following the climax in which the complications of the plot are resolved or settled. (Source: Textbook, Traditions in Literature)


rising action

The rising action is the part of a dramatic plot that leads up to the climax.  In rising action, the complication caused by the conflict of opposing forces is developed. (Source: Textbook, Traditions in Literature)


sun rising over the horizon
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http://www.clipart.com/en/close-up?o=4207407&a=a&q=rise&k_mode=all&s=1&e=42&show=&c=&cid=&findincat=&g=&cc=456:19:526:7:14:139:2&page=&k_exc=&pubid=&color=&b=k&date=

symbolism

Symbolism is when a person, place , event, or object has a meaning in itself but also suggests other meanings as well. (Source: Textbook, Traditions in Literature)