Plot - The sequence of events in a story , Exposition - The beginning of the story which includes: background info, setting, and characters. , Inciting incident  - The event that sparks the story’s conflict. , Conflict  - A struggle between two or more forces. (Person vs. Self/ Person/Group/Society/Nature/Tech.) , Rising Actions - The events that lead to the story’s climax. , Climax  - The highest point of drama or interest in a story. (The moment you ask yourself “what is going to happen next?!) , Falling Actions  - The events that happen after the climax leading to a final resolution. , Resolution  - A satisfying end to a story; all “loose ends” are tied up. , Theme  - A universal message about life the author explores in the story., Characterization - The way an author develops the personalities and traits of the characters. , Protagonist - The main character that the story centers around., Antagonist  - Inciting incident The character or thing that is the cause of conflict in a story. (Protagonist vs. Antagonist), Point of View   - The perspective from which the story is told. 1st person=”I, me, my” Third person=”he, she, they” , Mood   - The feeling you (the reader) get after reading a text., Tone  - The author’s attitude towards the subject. (Ex. formal, informal, serious, cheerful, etc), Simile   - A comparison with the use of the words like or as , Metaphor  - A comparison without the use of the words like or as, Symbolism   - An object, person, or place used to represent something else., Foreshadowing - A hint of what is to come, given discreetly by the author. , Dialogue  - Direct speech between characters, signaled by quotation marks.,

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