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| events arranged around a problem, or conflict; the sequence of events that keeps the story moving. |
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| the people or animals in the story; characters attempt to solve the problem |
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| the time and place in which the characters live and the events occur |
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| the central message expressed in the story |
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exposition (part of the plot) |
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| introduction of the problem (conflict) |
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rising action (part of the plot) |
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| development of the problem (conflict) |
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the turning point in the story |
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falling action (part of the plot) |
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after the problem (conflict) is solved |
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resolution (part of the plot) |
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| how the problem (conflict) turns out |
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| the art of developing a character. |
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| a writer makes direct statements about a character |
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| indirect characterization |
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| a writer reveals a character's traits through his or her thoughts, words, and actions and through what other characters say and think about the character |
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