| A | B |
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| exposition | the introduction of characters, setting, time, and place. |
| basic situation | another name for exposition |
| conflict | problems faced with characters |
| internal conflict | problems that a character struggles with concerning himself |
| external conflict | problems that a character struggles with concerning other characters or things in the story |
| rising action | events leading to the climax |
| foreshadowing | hinting at what is to come |
| flashback | an interruption in the story to go back a view something that has already happened |
| climax | the turning point in the story. It holds the most tension. |
| falling action | events leading to the end or resolution |
| resolution | the end result of the story that solves the conflicts in the story. |
| title | the name of the story |
| author | the person who wrote a literary peice |
