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Author
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Person who writes the story
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Short Story
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Brief fictional narrative with a twist or surprise ending
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Fiction
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A literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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Setting
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Time and Place of the story
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Plot
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A chain of related events that tells what happens in a story
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Subplots
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Minor plots that are part of the larger story
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Parallel Episodes
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When elements of the plot are repeated
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Exposition
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The part of the story in which we are introduced to the characters, setting, and the basic story conflict.
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Rising Action
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The part of the story in which the main character faces a series of conflicts on his/her journey toward reaching a goal.
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Conflict
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Struggle between 2 or more opposing forces
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Climax
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The point at which we learn the outcome of the story’s main conflict.
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Resolution
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The closing part of the story in which we learn how the characters have dealt with the outcome of the conflict.
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Mood
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The overall atmosphere or emotional effect of a work of literature
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Foreshadow
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Clue or hint as to what will happen later in the story
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Flashback
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When the plot of a story goes back in time to reveal important information
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