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AP Literature: Terms Related to Plot Flashcards

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6309518543Expositiona comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.0
6309518544Inciting Incidentan episode, plot point or event that hooks the reader into the story1
6309518545Rising ActionRising action in a plot is a series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest and tension in a narrative2
6309518546Climax/Turning Pointthe most intense, exciting, or important point of something.3
6309518547Falling Actiondefined as the parts of a story after the climax and before the very end.4
6309518548Denouementthe final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.5
6309518549Flashbacka scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.6
6309518550Protagonistthe main figure or one of the most prominent figures in a real situation.7
6309518551Antagonista person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.8
6309518552Flat Charactertwo-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work.9
6309518553Round CharacterA round character is extremely realistic, behaving and speaking in a "real life" manner.10
6309518554Stock Charactera stereotypical person whom audiences readily recognize from frequent recurrences in a particular literary tradition.11
6309518555Dynamic Charactera literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude12
6309518556Static Charactera literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change; a character who does not grow or develop13
6309518557FollFollowing14
6309518558Confidanta person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others.15

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