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| Plot | The sequence of events that make a story |
| Irony | A contrast between what is said and what is really meant |
| Setting | Time and place in which events of the story take place |
| Rising Action | The series of events in the plot that lead up to the turning point of the story |
| Exposition | The part of the plot that provides information about the setting and what has happened before the story begins |
| Point of View | The vantage point from which the story is told |
| Falling Action | All the action that follows the climax or the turning point |
| Resolution | The end of the story when the onflict is resolved-also called the denouement |
| Conflict | A struggle between two opposing forces; it may be internal or external |
| Protagonist | The main character |
| Theme | The central insight about life that the story reveals |
| Climax | The point of greatest emotional intensity in a plot when an outcome is made to the reader-turning point |
| Suspense | A sense of uncertainty or anxiety about the way a story will turn out |
