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| hook | a surprising or intriguing passage, idea, or image used to grab the reader's attention, usually at the beginning of the work |
| major character | an important person, animal or other being who is central to the story's plot |
| minor charcter | a person or people in the story who are not the main point of the story, but still interact with or grab the attention of those main characters |
| plot | what happens in a story; the sequence of events |
| setting | where and when a literary work takes place |
| resolution | the solution or working out of a literary conflict |
| purpose | the reason for writing |
| mood | the emotions or feelings conveyed in a literary work |
| chronological | arranged in order of time, with the oldest first |
| dialect | a way of speaking that is particular to a certain group of people, places, or times |
| tone | the writer's attitude toward the topic or subject |
| foreshadowing | a technique authors use to give clues about or suggest what is going to happen |
