Unit 1: Craft and Structure Vocabulary

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  1. short story
    a brief but fully developed prose narrative
  2. plot
    the story that is told, as in a novel, play, movie, etc.
  3. conflict
    opposition in a work of fiction between characters or forces
  4. character
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction
  5. characterization
    a vivid verbal description
  6. trait
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  7. motive
    the reason that arouses action toward a desired goal
  8. setting
    facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
  9. mood
    a characteristic state of feeling
  10. theme
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
  11. structure
    the complex composition of knowledge as elements
  12. exposition
    an account that sets forth the intent of a story
  13. rising action
    a series of plot events that build up toward the climax
  14. climax
    the decisive moment in a novel or play
  15. falling action
    series of plot events following the climax of a narrative
  16. resolution
    finding an answer to a problem
  17. direct
    in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
  18. indirect
    not straight in manner or language or behavior
Created on Wed Feb 03 13:45:44 EST 2021 (updated Wed Mar 03 16:52:39 EST 2021)

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