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| Where and when the story takes place. |
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| A person/thing in a story. |
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| The main problem that creates suspense in a story. |
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| A technique that writers use to create a special affect. |
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| A chain of events that make up a story. |
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| When it happens inside someones thoughts. |
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| When it happens outside of ones thoughts. |
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| The point in the story that has the most tension and is the story's turning point. |
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| The characters and setting are introduced. |
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| Leads the story to the resolution. |
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| The end of the story, and conflict is resolved. |
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| Builds the story up to the climax. |
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| Very detailed characters. |
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| Characters that change by the end of the story. |
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| Characters we don't know much about. |
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| Characters that don't change throughout the story. |
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| The central character or hero. |
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| A character that is in conflict with the main character. |
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| Character vs. Character Conflict |
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| When a character is in conflict with another character. |
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| Character vs. Nature Conflict |
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| When a character is in conflict with nature. |
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| Character vs. Self Conflict |
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| When a character is in conflict with it self or its thoughts. |
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| Character vs. Society Conflict |
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| When a character is in conflict with society (other people in groups). |
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| Makes you uncertain of the story's outcome. |
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| The author leaves out information. |
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| The author hints about the story's outcome. |
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| When a main character has to make a dangerous decision. |
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| Is a sudden change in a characters situation.(good or bad) |
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| Perspective a story is told from. |
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| The narrator writes from their perspective. |
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| The narrator writes from the readers perspective. |
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| 3rd Person Omniscient POV |
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| Narrator is outside of the story and shows all of the characters thoughts. |
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| The narrator is outside of the story and shows us 1 characters thoughts. |
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| The person telling the story. |
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| The narrators credibility is compromised. |
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| The overall feeling of a story. |
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| A difference between expectations and reality. |
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| The opposite of what is expected happens. |
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| What is said is the opposite of what is meant. |
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| The audience is aware of something that the characters are not. |
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| General idea of life learned from literature. |
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