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| Setting | where and when the story took place; includes background information about the time period;season of the year |
| Characters | a person, animal or imaginary creature in a story |
| Plot | the sequence of major events in a story; the action in a story |
| Conflict | the struggle between two forces |
| Theme | the message or point of the story |
| Point of View | the angle from which the story is told - 1st person or 3rd person |
| Tone | an author's attitude toward a subject - ex: serious, humorous, joyous |
| Climax | the point in the story where the conflict is at its peak; the conflict reaches a peak; one of the two forces wins |
| Resolution | ending of a story; part of the plot where the conflicts are solved |
| Protagonist | main character |
| Antagonist | the force that works against the main character |
| Historical Fiction | make-believe account of an event or events that really happened |
