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| Conflict | A struggle or clash between opposing charcters or opposing forces. |
| Resolution | The end of the story where the loose ends are tied up and the story is closed. |
| Plot | Series of events in a story |
| Character | Person or animal who takes part in the action of the story. |
| Theme | The idea of life revealed in a work of literature |
| Protagonist | Good guy in the story. |
| Suspense | The uncertainity or anxiety the reader feels about what will happen next in a story. |
| Point of View | The vantage point from which the story is told. |
| Omniscient Point of View | The narrator knows everything about the characters and their problems. |
| 3rd Person-Limited Point of View | The narrator focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character. Thoughts and feelings are told from one characters point of view. |
| First Person Point of View | One of the characters using the pronoun "I" is telling the story. |
| Antagonist | The "bad" guy in the story. |
| Foreshadow | The use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot. |
| Setting | The time and place in which the events of a work of literature take place. |
| External Conflict | Man VS. Nature |
| Internal Conflict | Man VS. Himself |
