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| Setting | the time and place where a story takes place |
| Plot | the sequence of events that make up a story |
| Internal conflict | the problem a character faces within themselves |
| External conflict | the problem a character faces with a source outside themselves |
| Exposition | the introduction to a story that sets out character, setting and basic situation |
| Rising action | the early part of the early plot action leading to the climax |
| Falling action | the plot action that takes place after the climax |
| resolution | the outcome of the conflict in a plot |
| 1st Person point of view | the character who tells the story is a part of the story |
| 3rd Person point of view | the story is told by someone not a part of the action of the story |
| Theme | the main idea about human life that the author wants the reader to understand |
| Mood | the emotional feeling of a piece of literature |
| Short Story | a brief work of fiction |
