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Plot Terms
Term | Definition |
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Exposition | When the reader learns about the characters, setting and conflict |
Resolution | Loose ends of the story are wrapped up as the conflict has been settled |
Foreshadowing | Clues that suggest what will happen later in the story |
Inciting Incident | Event that triggers the main conflict of the story |
Climax | The turning point in a story where the conflict is resolved one way or another |
Setting | The time and place in which the events of a story happen |
Conflict | A struggle between opposing characters or forces |
Plot | A series of related events |
Rising Action | Main part of the story, obstacles create additional conflicts or building the main conflict |
Person vs. Self Conflict | A struggle between a character and his feelings, conscience, or fear |
Person vs. Person Conflict | A struggle, mental of physical, between two characters |
Person vs. Nature | A struggle between a character and mother nature |
Person vs. Society | A struggle between a character and the laws or beliefs of a group |