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A sequence of events that make up the story
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| Where the story takes place (time and location) |
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High point of the story
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Person vs. Nature
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Person vs. Person
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all the techniques the author uses to create a character
(tells you about the character through their words, actions, thoughts and by what other characters say)
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The force working against the protagonist
(a person, nature, self, society)
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the way the story is told
1st person- I, we, us
2nd person-You
3rd person- They, him, her, them
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| Interruption of a scene in the present to tell a story from the past |
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| hints that suggest future events |
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| a character that changes a little or not at all |
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| dynamic (round) characters |
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| A character that changes a lot |
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the introduction of the story
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when conflicts begin to make the story events more interesting
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The point in the story where things are starting to calm down after the climax
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The conclusion of the story
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| writing that tells about imaginary, or made-up, characters and events. It is false! |
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| you relate what you already know to details in a story |
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| the message about life in a story |
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| A conversation between characters. It is put in "Quotation Marks." |
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| the difference between what you think will happen and what really happens in a story |
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| the person telling you the story |
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| The reason why an author chose to write something. What they are trying to accomplish with the writing. |
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| Stories composed in verse or prose, usually for theatrical performance, where conflicts and emotion are expressed through dialogue and action. |
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| Narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans; legendary, supernatural tale. |
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| Story about fairies or other magical creatures, usually for children. |
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| Fiction with strange or other worldly settings or characters; fiction which invites suspension of reality. |
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| Story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting. |
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| Fiction in which events evoke a feeling of dread in both the characters and the reader. |
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| Fiction full of fun, fancy, and excitement, meant to entertain; but can be contained in all genres |
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| Story, sometimes of a national or folk hero, which has a basis in fact but also includes imaginative material. |
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| Fiction dealing with the solution of a crime or the unraveling of secrets. |
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| A traditional story, usually of unknown authorship, that answers basic questions about the world |
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| A type of literature in which ideas and feelings are expressed in compact, imaginative, and often musical language |
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| Story that can actually happen and is true to life. |
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| Story based on impact of actual, imagined, or potential science, usually set in the future or on other planets. |
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| a brief work of fiction that can usually be read in one sitting |
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| Humorous story with blatant exaggerations, swaggering heroes who do the impossible with nonchalance. |
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