Plot A series of related events in a story, each connected to the next.

Sequence The order in which a story’s events take place.

Exposition The opening of a story, when the characters and their conflicts are introduced.

Exposition The opening of a story, when the characters and their conflicts are introduced. Conflict A struggle between two forces. An external conflict can take place between two characters; between a character and a group; or between a character and an

The most exciting part of a story; the moment when the outcome of the conflict is determined. The climax usually comes near the end of a short story.

(also called denouement [d†≈no·mä‰√]) The very end of the story, when loose ends of the plot are tied up.

An action that interrupts the story to introduce an event that took place in the past.

Flash-forward An action that jumps ahead of the story to narrate an event that happens at a later time.

Hints in the story that certain events are going to happen later.

The time and place in which the story happens.

Mood or feelings brought on by a story’s setting.

Characterization The way writers create characters in a story. In direct characterization, writers tell us directly what a character is like (“good” or “evil” or “lazy”). In indirect characterization you use clues in the story to decide what kind of perso

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Question	Answer
Plot	Plot A series of related events in a story, each connected to the next.
Sequence	Sequence The order in which a story’s events take place.
Exposition	Exposition The opening of a story, when the characters and their conflicts are introduced.
Conflict	Exposition The opening of a story, when the characters and their conflicts are introduced. Conflict A struggle between two forces. An external conflict can take place between two characters; between a character and a group; or between a character and an
Climax	The most exciting part of a story; the moment when the outcome of the conflict is determined. The climax usually comes near the end of a short story.
Revolution	(also called denouement [d†≈no·mä‰√]) The very end of the story, when loose ends of the plot are tied up.
Flashback	An action that interrupts the story to introduce an event that took place in the past.
Flash-forward	Flash-forward An action that jumps ahead of the story to narrate an event that happens at a later time.
Foreshadowing	Hints in the story that certain events are going to happen later.
Setting	The time and place in which the story happens.
Atmosphere	Mood or feelings brought on by a story’s setting.
Characterization	Characterization The way writers create characters in a story. In direct characterization, writers tell us directly what a character is like (“good” or “evil” or “lazy”). In indirect characterization you use clues in the story to decide what kind of perso

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