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| flashback | an instance where material that occurred before the opening scene is presented through a memory or dream |
| rising action | a realted serie of incidents that build the story towards its most interesting point |
| metaphor | comparing two things without using like or as |
| plot | the series of events that happen in a literary work |
| conflict | struggle between opposing forces around which the action in a literar work revolves |
| dramatic foil | a character who is in sharp contrast of the protagonist in order to show the protagonists qualities |
| climax | the turning poin in the story where the main character is faced with solving the conflict |
| exposition | the beginning part of the story where the characters, setting, and conflict are introduced |
| figurative language | imaginative language such as similes or metaphors |
| irony | the occurence of the opposite of what is expected |
| external conflict | a struggle with a force outside of the character |
| simile | comparing two things by using the words like or as |
| falling action | the part of the story where all the loose ends of the plot are tied together |
| inciting incident/exciting force | the event that takes place that starts the story in a certain direction |
| allusion | references to person ore events in the past or in literature |
| mood | the atmosphere or feeling created by a work of literaretu |
| internal conflict | a struggle with a force inside the character or himself |
| resolution | the final outcome of the story |
| theme | central idea, message or meaning of a literary work |
| verbal irony | when a character says the opposite of what is expected (sarcasm) |
| foreshadowing | hints or clues given to suggest what will happen later in the story |
| drama | a long work of narrative fiction |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration |
