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English 6 – Traditional Literature – Examining Plot Structure in The Adventures of Ulysses
Rising Action – The series of conflicts or crises in the story that lead up to the climax.
Directions: After reading “The Ciconians” through “Circe” complete the following chart to identify the elements of the Rising Action. Choose the THREE
chapters that you feel were the most important or exciting and fill out the information in the chart below.
Elements of
My Reading Thoughts – Answer the Questions Below
Evidence from the Text (Proof)
Rising Action
Characters
Who is the major hero in this chapter? Who is the major
villain?
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The Major
Explain the difficulty that is preventing the hero from moving
on in his journey in each chapter.
Problem
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The
How is the problem resolved in each chapter? Who solved it? Is
it solved completely?
Resolution
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to the
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Problem
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