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Setting   Where a story takes place  
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Mood   Atmosphere; the mood is usually determined by the setting; ask: How does the story make me feel?  
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Theme   The author's lesson or message  
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Conflict   A problem  
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Internal Conflict (Person vs. Self)   A conflict created when a character must make a difficult decision  
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External Conflict   A conflict caused by an outside force  
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Person vs. Person   Conflict between two people- argument or fight  
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Person vs. Fate   Person has a conflict facing his/her destiny  
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Person vs. Society   1 person in conflict against a group  
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Person vs. Nature   A person in a conflict with any force of nature (weather, animals, death...)  
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Plot   Sequence of events  
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Exposition   All background information is given- setting characters, etc.  
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Narrative Hook   Main problem/ conflict is revealed  
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Climax   Point of highest interest; the turning point; the protagonist must make a decision  
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Conclusion   Resolution; ending  
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Narrator   "Person" telling the story- not necessarily the author  
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Tone   Narrator/ Author's attitude towards the story  
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Point of View   Relationship between the author and the reader (How is the story told?)  
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1st person   Narrator is part of the story (he, she, we, I)  
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3rd Limited   The narrator tells the story from 1 characters view  
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3rd Omniscient   All knowing narrator; not bound by time or place  
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Characters   "People" in the story  
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Major Character   Main/Most important characters  
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Protagonist   The character that the story is mostly about; the good guy  
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Antagonist   The character who is against the protagonist; the bad guy  
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Minor Character   "Supporting Characters"  
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Dynamic Character   A character who changes in a story  
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Static Character   A character who does not change in a story  
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Indirect Characterization   Personality is revealed (shown) by thoughts and actions  
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Symbol   Something that represents/ stands for something else  
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Irony   Difference between appearance and reality  
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Foreshadowing   Hints about what might happen later in a story  
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Suspense   Quality in a story that keeps you interested  
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Flashback   Narrator tells about something that happened in the past.  
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Simile   Comparison of 2 unalike things using 'like' or 'as'; direct comparison  
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Metaphor   Comparison of 2 unalike things by saying 1 IS the other; indirect comparison  
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Personification   Non human/inanimate objects; human abilities/traits  
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