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| plot | Series of related events in a story. |
| exposition | Basic situation at the beginning of the story. Tells setting, characters, and conflict. |
| complication | Characters try to solve the conflict. Rising action leads up to the climax. |
| climax | Most intense part of the story. We see how the main conflict will be resolved. |
| resolution | End of the story. Loose ends are tied up; conflicts are resolved. |
| conflict | Struggle between opposing forces. |
| external conflict | Conflict between a character and another character or force. |
| internal conflict | Conflict in a character's mind. |
| setting | Time, place, and mood of a story. |
| suspense | Anxiety a reader feels about how the story will turn out. |
| foreshadowing | A hint about what will happen later. |
| character | A person in a story |
| theme | Main idea in a story. |
| symbol (symbolism) | Something that stands for something else (dove = peace). |
| fiction | Stories based on a writer's imagination. |
| short story | Short fictional story. 10 to 20 pages. |
