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Sherlock Holmes Vocabulary Part 1
Sherlock Holmes Vocabulary Part 1
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A #language arts #review for the background vocabulary to the #Sherlock Holmes canon.
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A piece of potential evidence that suggests an incorrect solution to the crime.
red herring
deduction
alibi
clue
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A person who
may
have committed a crime.
alibi
suspect
perpetrator
character
3
A person who was negatively affected by a crime.
perpetrator
suspect
detective
victim
4
The "problem" in a story. The event(s) or issue(s) that causes a story to happen.
conflict
rising action
exposition
climax
5
The series of events caused by the conflict in a story, action that builds toward the climax.
rising action
motive
resolution
exposition
6
A person who saw a crime take place.
perpetrator
suspect
witness
victim
7
A piece of potential evidence of a crime.
red herring
suspect
deduction
clue
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A person who
did
commit a crime.
detective
perpetrator
suspect
witness
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The process of using reasoning or logic to arrive at a conclusion.
deduction
rising action
resolution
motive
10
The "people" interacting in a narrative or story.
witness
suspect
victim
character
11
The most exciting and pivotal part of a story, in which a major change occurs.
clue
resolution
rising action
climax
12
The end of a story, in which the "problem" is solved.
resolution
solution
rising action
setting
13
The answer to a problem...
solution
deduction
conflict
resolution
14
The background information in a story, or the part of story that sets up all that follows.
exposition
resolution
clue
rising action
15
Often the main character in a mystery, the person who investigates a crime.
witness
perpetrator
detective
victim
16
A reason why a suspect couldn't have committed a crime
suspect
deduction
character
alibi
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The reason a person might have committed a crime.
conflict
rising action
motive
resolution
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The time, place, or culture in which a story occurs.
exposition
motive
setting
rising action
