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| climax | the part of the plot which is the turning point of the story; the point of greatest tension |
| conflict | the struggle between opposing characters, or between opposing forces |
| external conflict | the struggle between the protagonist and some outside force |
| internal conflict | the struggle within the protagonist |
| denouement | the part of the plot which is the solution or clarification of the plot |
| exposition | the part of the plot after the climax which leads to the denouement |
| irony | a contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality |
| verbal irony | a writer or speaker says something but really means something completely different |
| situational irony | the contrast between what seems appropriate and what really happens or what we expect to happen is the opposite of what actually happens |
| dramatic irony | a situation where the audience or reader knows something important that a character in the story does not |
| plot | the series of related events that make up a story |
| complication | part of the story where the reader is most involved |
