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Literary Terms

Language that incorporates the five senses.

Ex: “the peasants plodded along in ankle deep dust” (Hemingway)

Sensory Language

Where the story takes place. Usually uses sensory language to

convey where the story takes place.

See if you can find specifically where “Old Man at the Bridge” takes place.

Setting

The beginning of a story where background information is given to the reader.

Such as character names and background as well as an introduction to the setting of the story.

Exposition

The series of conflicts and crisis that lead to the climax of the story.

What are some of the conflicts and crisis that lead to the climax?

Rising Action

Man vs. Self (internal conflict) Internal struggle (fighting yourself) Liar Liar Clip

Man vs. Man (external conflict) Inception

Man vs. Nature Twister

Man vs. Society Red Tails

Conflicts

Point of highest action in the story Also known as the turning pointClimax

All of the action that follows the climax

There can still be little mini rises in action at this point.

The falling action can also be very abrupt and lead straight into a resolution.

Falling Action

The tying together of all the loose ends. Resolution