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| plot | This is the action of a story or a series of related events connecting the beginning to the end of a story. |
| exposition | This often occurs early in the story and describes the time, place, and duration in which the events of the story take place. |
| rising action | This part of the plot diagram is used to create suspense. |
| climax | The turning point or "highest" point in the story. |
| inciting incident | This is the first major moment in the action that starts the problem. |
| resolution | This is the stage in which the outcome is revealed and the story comes to a close. |
| falling action | This is the stage that happens very quickly after the climax and will lead into the outcome of the story. |
| conflict | The problem in the story. |
| foreshadowing | When the author gives hints or clues to what might happen later in the story. |
| flashback | A stop in action, to look back on events that have happened earlier in time. |
| internal conflict | Conflict between a character and that character's own feelings. |
| external conflict | Conflict between a character and another character or the environment. |
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