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| Plot | A sequence of events in a story |
| Exposition | The beginning of a story where we are introduced to the characters and conflict |
| Rising Action | Events and conflicts that lead to the climax |
| Falling Action | Events that take the reader from the climax to the resolution |
| Climax | The turning point, high point, point with greatest tension |
| Resolution | How the story turns out |
| Conflict | Any problem that the protagonist has to deal with |
| External Conflict | The protagonist has to deal with problems created by other people or forces |
| Internal Conflict | The protagonist is struggling with their own morals, feelings, judgements |
| Character | Any person or animal in a story, poem, novel, or play |
| Character Traits | Physical descriptions and personality of characters |
| Static Character | A character that doesn't change during a story |
| Dynamic Character | A character that changes and grows during a story |
| Flashback | Reliving past events, often through dreams |
| Foreshadowing | Giving hints or clues about future events in a story |
| Protagonist | Main character |
| Antagonist | Who or what creates conflict for our main character |
| Theme | The moral or message that the author is trying to get across to the reader |
| Mood | The feeling or emotion created in the reader |
| Point of View | Who is telling the story |
| First Person | Seeing through the eyes of the protagonist, uses me or I or we |
| Third Person | Narrator telling the story |
| Second Person | Uses you, commonly found only in poetry |
| Limited | Knowing the thoughts and actions of only the main character |
| Omniscient | Knowing the thoughts, feelings, and actions of all characters |
| Dialogue | A conversation between two characters |
| Author's Purpose | Why the author writes the story (inform, entertain, persuade) |
