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| Plot | the series of related events that make up a story |
| introduction | tells who the characters are and what their conflict is |
| rising action | characters try to resolve the conflict |
| climax | most exciting moment in the story, where the outcome is decided one way or the other |
| falling action | leads us to the resolution |
| resolution | the conflict is resovled adn the story brought to a close |
| subplot | plots that are a part of the larger story but not as important |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing characters or forces |
| external conflict | a character struggles with an outside force, which may be another character, society as a whole, or a natural force |
| internal conflict | a character has a struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions. This takes place in the character's own mind |
| parallel episode | where the main outline of an episode is repeated several time. |
