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| plot | the sequence or event in a story or drama |
| exposition | part of the story or drama that introduces the characters, setting, and basic situations. |
| rising action | the story starts to develop-the conflict is usually introduced |
| climax | the turning point of the action in the plot, where the outcome hangs in the balance |
| falling action | everything that happens after the climax (the loose ends are tied up) |
| resolution | the outcome of the conflict in the plot |
| setting | the time and place of a literary work |
| character | a person, animal, or creature in a piece of written work |
| main/major characters | the most important characters in the story |
| antagonist | a character or force in conflict with the portagonist |
| protagonist | the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work. |
| conflict | a problem or struggle between opposing forces |
| internal conflict | conflict going inside the body ; the mind. A character struggles with himself concerning an action |
| external conflict | a character struggles with an outside force (man, nature, society, technology) |
| theme | central message, concern, or purpose in literary work |
| narrative | the story |
| narrator | the person/character telling the narrative/story |
| imagery | words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses. |
| flashback | a scene in a story that refers back to previous events to help make the current action clear. |
| foreshadowing | clues to hint at what might happen later in the story. |
