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| the time period and geographical location of a story |
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| happenings revealed in their chronological order |
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| main idea of the story; involves a universal truth about life; moral or life lesson to be learned |
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| hints given by the author as to what will happen later in the story |
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| presentation of an earlier episode that occurred prior to the opening of the story |
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| the tone or feeling of a story |
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| a made up personality in a story created by the author |
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| a character that changes during the story; more like a real person |
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| a character that does not change during the story |
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| the problem in a story; when two or more forces struggle for control |
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| when one character struggles against another |
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| when a character struggles against a force of nature (blizzard, tornador, hurricane, etc.) |
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| when a character fights against a lot of other characters or against his/her own culture |
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| when a character struggles against himself |
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| when a character struggles against a god, spirit, ghost, or vampire |
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| the beginning of a story where the reader learns the setting, character, atmosphere, and any background information |
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| the part of the story where the reader discovers the conflict |
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| the most exciting part of the story |
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| what happens after the climax, but before anti-climax |
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| usually happens near the end of the story, when something exciting happens, but not as exciting as the climax |
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