Narrative Writing: Middle School: Narrative Writing, List 3

Narrative writing is writing that has a story, character, conflict, and other essential parts of a story. Learn about all of these essential parts by reviewing this list of vocabulary that will help you navigate a narrative.
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  1. monologue
    a dramatic speech by a single actor
  2. soliloquy
    a dramatic speech giving the illusion of unspoken reflection
  3. rising action
    a series of plot events that build up toward the climax
  4. conflict
    opposition in a work of fiction between characters or forces
  5. external
    coming from the outside
  6. internal
    located inward
  7. climax
    the decisive moment in a novel or play
  8. falling action
    series of plot events following the climax of a narrative
  9. resolution
    the way the main complication of a literary work is settled
  10. denouement
    the resolution of the main complication of a literary work
Created on Wed Jun 04 14:28:31 EDT 2025 (updated Wed Jun 04 14:29:14 EDT 2025)

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