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| Character | A person, animal or creature in a ltiterary work |
| Character traits | how a character looks, feels and acts |
| Climax | the point of highest dramatic tension or a major turning point in the action of a literary work |
| Conflict | Opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces |
| Falling action | The series of events that take place after the climax and lead to the resolution or conclusion |
| First person | A story told by the narrator who is usually the participant and observer in the action |
| Literary elements | The commonly known structures that contribute to the whole of a story |
| Main character | The most important person, animal, or imaginary creature in a story |
| Plot | The arrangement of events or main story in a literary text |
| Point of view | The perspective from which the story is told or the passage being written: First person or third person |
| Previewing | A before reading strategy that involves looking at the text features for clues about context |
| Predicting | Guessing what will happen next based on what is read or on prior knowledge |
| Problem | A state of difficulty or conflict that needs resolving |
| Resolution | The point in a story at which the problem or conflict is solved |
| Rising action | Events in a story or play that build susupense before the climax |
| Scanning | A technique used to locate a specific piece of information |
| Setting | Where and when the events of a story occur |
| Skimming | Glancing through a selection quickly to get a sense of the topic |
| Theme | Life lesson, meaning or message that is communicated in a literary work |
| Third person | A non participating narrator that provides the reader with emotions and ideas of the one central character |
