An author's use of hints or clues about what might happen later in the story.
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Antagonist
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the character that is the source of conflict
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Rising Action
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The part of the plot that develops the conflict adding problems or increasing the readers interest.
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Setting
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time and place in which the story takes place (WHERE and WHEN)
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Falling Action
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The conflict is being resolved, the problems are being solved.
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External Conflict
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a character that struggles with an outside force; another character, society or nature.
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Symbolism
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A person, place, thing or event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself. (Universal symbols: dove=peace, heart=love)
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Theme
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the story message or messages. The big idea — what the story is primarily about.
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Plot
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the sequence of events of a story
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Internal Conflict
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a struggle between opposing desires or emotions inside a person
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Resolution
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The conclusion of the story. The conflicts and problems are solved.
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Climax
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This is the turning point of the story. The conflict or struggle that the main character has with an opposing person or force.
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Protagonist
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the main character
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Irony
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Dramatic... when the reader or audience knows something a character does not
Situational... when there is a disparity between what is expected and what actually occurs
Verbal... when the speaker says one thing but means the opposite
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Characters
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people, animals or inanimate objects in a story (WHO)