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| a series of events that build from initiating events to the climax |
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| the point in which the highest tension occurs |
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| beginning of the story where characters and setting are introduced |
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| the incident that introduces the central conflict in a story; may have occured before the story takes place |
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| the central message, concern, or purpose; a statement of this includes a topic and authors point of view or opinion about the topic |
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| Info about the character that is inferred from their actions, words, thoughts, etc and from what others say about them |
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| a struggle that takes place in a characters mind |
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| a struggle between a character and an outside force |
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| Information about a character that is explicitly stated |
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| The way that the author presents a characters traits; 2 types- direct and indirect |
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| The sequence of events in a literary work; the development of the central conflict and resolution; six stages |
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| the time, place, and duration in a story |
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| concludes the action at the end of the story; "loose ends" were tied up and the story comes to a close |
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| the event after the climax in which the main character learns to deal with the problem |
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| the main problem or struggle in a story; there are two kinds of this- internal and external |
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