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| events that make up a story |
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| portion of a story that introduces important background information to the reader |
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| All of the events in the story leading up to the climax. The tension in the story is building. |
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| point of greatest tension in a work of literature; turning point in the action |
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| struggle between opposing forces on which the action in a work of literature depends on |
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| All of the events after the climax. The tension of the story comes down. |
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| part of the plot in which the problem of the story is resolved or worked out |
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| the leading character in a literary work |
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| Antagonist- the character in opposition to the protagonist |
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| central idea explored in a text, message of the story |
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