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Story Elements
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| plot | the structure or acton of a story |
| exposition | the introduction of a story where characters and setting is learned, and initiating event occurs |
| setting | the time and place of a story |
| conflict | the problem in the story |
| climax | the turning point or point of most suspense |
| resolution | the ending |
| rising action | the sequence of events that occurs after the initiating event and before the climax |
| falling action | events after the climax where all loose ends are tied up |
| characters | the people, animals, or others that the story is about. |
| genre | a category of literature such as fantasy, mystery, or poetry |
| fiction | stories that are not true |
| nonfiction | true stories |
| initiating event | the starting of the action in a story. This may be the conflict |