The document contains definitions of various terms from Hindu mythology found in the Ramayana. It defines terms like priest, nectar, sage, bridegroom, garland, moksha, banishment, rakshasa, alms, and causeway. Each definition provides a brief explanation of the term and how it relates to characters or events in the Ramayana.

3. Priest
A person who
has the
authority to
lead or perform
ceremonies in
some religons

4. Priest
The Chief
priest Vasishta
advised the
king to make a
fire sacrifice to
obtain a
blessing from
the gods.

5. necta
r
A sweet liquid
produced by
plants and used
by bees in
making honey

6. necta
r
The god
handed him a
pot full of
nectar

7. sage
Someone who
has attained
wisdom

8. sage
A sage took the
boys out to
train them in
archery

9. bridegroo
m
A man just
married or
about to be
married

10. bridegroo
m
Sita chose her
bridegroom at
a ceremony
called
Swayamvara

11. garland
A ring or rope
that is made of
leaves, flowers,
or some other
material and
that is used as
a decoration

12. garland
Sita chose
Rama as her
husband by
putting a
garland around
his neck

13. moksha
In Indian
philosophy and
religion,
liberation from
the cycle of
death and
rebirth

14. moksha
King
Dasharatha
retired to the
forest to seek
moksha

15. banishmen
t
To force
someone to
leave a country
or place as a
punishment

16. banishmen
t
Rama was as
content to go
into
banishment in
the forest as to
be a crowned
king.

17. rakshasa
A type of
demon or
goblin

18. rakshasa
Shurpanakha is
a rakshasa
princess

19. alms
Money clothes,
food, and other
things given to
people

20. alms
Ravana
changed shape
a holy man
begging for
alms

21. causeway
A raised road
or path that
goes across
wet ground or
water

22. causeway
Rama,
Lakshmana,
and the
monkey army
built a
causeway.

28. Ramayana
Round-up

29. Spill the
tea mars!

34. Plot
Interrelated sequence of
events in a story where each
event affects the other, thus
showing the cause-and-effect
relationship

39. Exposition/ Initial Action
The very beginning of the
story.
The author usually
introduces the main
characters and setting to
the reader.

46. Rising Action
The part when the tension
starts to build. It usually
involves facing and
conquering minor conflicts,
which is what keeps the plot
moving forward.

53. Climax
The part of the story where
the characters finally have to
face and solve the major
conflict.

54. Climax
This the “peak” of the plot or
the highest point of interest
where all the tension of the
rising action lead to the
success or failure of the
hero.

61. Falling Action
This when the tension
lessens and starts bringing
the action to a close

68. Resolution/Denouement
Conclusion or ending of
a story

74. Character
A person, animal, an
object, an animal, or
imaginary creature
personified in the story.

77. Protagonist
Main character who
does heroic acts in the
story

80. Antagonist
Also a main character
who opposes the
protagonist in some
way.

84. Conflict
The problem that the
main character have to
face

87. Man vs. Man
The struggle is between
the protagonist and the
antagonist.

88. Man vs. Man
The protagonist wants something,
and the antagonist obstructs the
protagonist from getting what he
wants.

91. Man vs. Self
It is a conflict that takes place within
the character himself. It often
involves the character in making a
decision between right and wrong.

94. Man vs. Society
It is a conflict that occurs when the
character has a conflict with the
government, cultural, or societal
tradition.

97. Man vs. Supernatural
It is a conflict that happens
when the protagonist faces a
struggle against a god, gods,
and supernatural forces.

101. Point of View
This is the angle of narration
or the perspective from
which the story is told.

104. First Person
The narrator is a character in
the story who can reveal
only personal thoughts and
feelings. It uses the personal
pronoun I.

107. Third person
This is when the narrator is
removed from the story and tells it
from an outside perspective. The
narrator uses personal pronouns
like "he," "she," and "they" to refer
to the characters in the story.

110. Theme
It refers to the central idea or
message of a story.

113. Directio
n:
Read the selection below and
fill in the graphic organizer.
Write it on a whole sheet of
paper

114. In the Dark
There I was, standing in the dark. No one was there but me and the
night. All I could do was stand there and not move. If I moved, I
would fall into the black pit. I was scared and cold. I tried to scream,
but all you could hear was my echo. I was trying to feel my way
without moving, but I couldn't feel anything. I felt something on my
shoulder, and it was a hand. I was trying to get away, but it wouldn't
let me go. Then the hands pushed me into the black pit. I screamed
as loud as I could, but no one heard me. I tried to stop myself from
falling, but I kept on falling. Then a hand from under me stopped me
from falling; the hand that stopped me was my mother's.

115. 2 List down
the two
characters
found in
the story.
3
Describe
the feelings
of the main
character in
three
words.
1
Give a one
sentence
ending
about what
might
happen to
the
character in
the story.