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| the basic tension, predicament, or challenge that propels a story's plot |
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| plot events that plunge the protagonist further into conflict |
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| the part of a plot in which the drama intensifies, rising toward the climax |
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| the plot's most dramatic and revealing moment, usually the turning point of the story |
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| the part of the plot after the climax, when the drama subsides and the conflict is resolved |
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| refers to the series of events that give a story its meaning and effect |
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| the character of force in conflict with the protagonist |
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| a complex, fully developed character, often prone to change |
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| a one-dimensional, character or force in conflict with the protagonist |
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| the process by which an author presents and develops a fictional character |
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| the underlying feeling or atmosphere produces by a story |
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| is the story's time and place, it can also include complex dimensions such as the historical moment the story occupies or its social context |
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| the voice of the narrator telling the story |
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| the character focuses on most closely by the narrator, in first person point of view, the narrator himself |
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| refers to the source and scope of the narrative voice |
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| the author's choice of words |
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| refers to the language conventions used to construct the story |
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| the meaning or concept we are left with after reading a piece of fiction, theme is the answer to the question, "what did you learn from this?" |
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| is a sensory impression used to create meaning in a story |
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| where the story takes place |
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| the "when," can be equally general or specific |
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