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| antagonist | the character or force causing conflict in a story |
| suffix | added to the end of a word |
| fiction | story not true, but created in the author's imagination |
| protagonist | the main charcter or hero of a story |
| foreshadowing | hints that something is going to happen |
| point of view | perspective the story is told from |
| sheepishly | acting in an embarrassed way |
| linger | stay somewhere a long time |
| unison | to do all together as in a chorus |
| portly | chubby, large person |
| ferocity | to show fierceness |
| climax | high point, most action, determines outcome |
| plot | the sequence of events in a story |
| exposition | the introduction of a story, tells setting and charcters |
| characters | the people, animals, or creatures in a story |
| resolution | reveals the outcome of the story |
| setting | when and where a story takes place |
| theme | central message or point the author makes |
| narrator | the person who tells the story |
| 1st person | the main character tells the story |
| 3rd person | a narrator outside the story tells it |
| 2nd person | a minor character tells the story |
| root words | words used to make other words by adding to them |
| conflict | the struggle or problem the characters face |
| rising action | events that build suspense toward the climax |
| falling action | events that untangle story threads toward resolution |
| plot map | a diagram showing how the events in a story progress |
| nonfiction | factual material, not made up |
| antonyms | opposites |
| synonym | words that mean the same |
| prefix | added to the beginning of a word |
| suspense | anticipation of what will happen next |
