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Hello, Universe

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the high point of a story, the part that readers have been waiting for because it answers the big question(s)   climax  
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the main character of the story, the person that readers tend to cheer for; usually, the "good guy" (or "good girl") of the story   protagonist  
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an event that could be seen as random, occurring by chance at just the right time and place; two girls in the story did not believe in this   coincidence  
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the influences (God, gods, the universe, etc.) that guide one's path in life and/or determine one's destiny   fate  
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a predetermined course of events that one is guided on by forces beyond one's control   destiny  
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The type of character who, essentially, remains the same throughout the story   static  
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The type of character who changes and grows during the course of a story   dynamic  
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the character who opposes the "good guy" (or "good girl") of the story; this character is often looked upon as the "bad guy" (or "bad girl") of the story   antagonist  
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a major idea in a story (usually, just one intangible word such as love, family, jealousy, pride, ambition, confidence, etc.)   theme  
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often, an instance of the unexpected; for example, when something that seems bad/horrible but turns out for the good, like Virgil getting trapped in a well   irony  
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the storyline; a series of events that make up the story   plot  
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a struggle between two opposing forces, usually categorized as one of the following types: 1) man vs. nature, 2) man vs. society, 3) man vs. man, and 4) man vs. himself   conflict  
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an event that happens which gets a story started   inciting incident  
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when an author drops hints about what will happen later in the story   foreshadowing  
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the time and place in which a story happens   setting  
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