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| character | a person or animal that takes part in the action of a story, play, or other literary work |
| protagonist | the main character in a story, often a hero |
| antagonist | the person or force opposing the protagonist in a work of literature |
| exposition | the part of a story that supplies the who, when, where and other details of the story |
| setting | the time and place in which the events of a work of literature take place |
| plot | the series of related events that make up a story |
| conflict or problem | a struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces |
| rising action | the events of the story leading up to the climax |
| sequence | the order of events in a work of literature |
| climax | the turning point in the story to which the action has been building |
| resolution | how details of a story are wrapped up following the climax; the story's end AKA the "falling action" |
| falling action | events of the story after the climax |
