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plot   the structure of events within a story and the relationship between them  
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exposition   the beginning of a story where the setting and characters are introduced  
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rising action   actions or events in the story that lead up to the climax  
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climax   the exciting point(turning point) of the story  
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falling action   all of the events after the climax that lead the story to a natural or surprising ending  
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denoument   the end of the story  
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discoveries   characters make discoveries about themselves  
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complications   something should stand between the protagonist and his objective  
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characters   people,animals, or creatures around which a story is built  
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protagonist   the main character in a literary work  
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antagonist   the main character or force that opposes the protagonist  
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confidante   someone in whom the central character confides in  
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flat   a character that reveals one or two personality traits in a story or novel  
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foil   a character that is used to enhance another through contrast  
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dynamic   a character who undergoes a change during the course of a story  
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round   a well-developed character that demonstrates contradictory traits  
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static   character that doesn't change  
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stock   special kind of flat character who is instantly recognizable to most readers  
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setting   time and place where the story unfolds  
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conflict   struggle between opposing forces  
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external conflict   struggle between a character and an outside force. man/man;man/nature;man/himself  
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internal conflict   struggle that takes place within a character's mind  
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theme   main message about life story is trying to convey  
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point of view   tells the story and who is telling it  
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tone   attitude that an author takes  
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simile   comparison using like or as  
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metaphor   comparison of unlike things without using like or as  
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idiom   say one thing but mean another  
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alliteration   words sounding same beginning  
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hyperbole   exaggeration  
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anthropomorphism   personification  
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onomatopoeia   words that sound like the sounds they make  
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four types of sentences   simple,compound,complex,compound-complex  
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two types of clauses   independent,dependent  
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mood   affected by tone  
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irony   opposite of what you think is going to happen happens  
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sentence purpose   declaritive,interrogative,exclamatory,imperative  
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