| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Plot | It is what happens in a story, novel, play, or narrative poem. It is the chain of related events that makes up a story. |
| Conflict | A struggle between characters or between opposing forces. A story may have this more than one. |
| Complications | Problems that come up as characters struggle to reach their goals. |
| Climax | The most exciting or suspenseful part of a story. At this, something happens that reveals how the conflict will turn out. |
| Resolution | The part of the story in which remaining questions are answered and loose ends of the plot are tied up. It usually comes at the end of the story. |
| External conflict | It takes place between two characters, between a character and a group, or between a character and something else. |
| Internal conflict | It takes place within a character's mind or heart. |
| Suspense | The uncertainty or anxiety a reader feels about what will happen next. |
| Foreshadowing | Hints or clues that suggest what will happen later in a story. It helps to build suspense. |
| Rising action | Suspense. |
| Falling action | After the climax. |
| Protagonist | Good person. |
| Antagonist | Bad person. |
| Theme | Lesson learned, moral of story. |
| Subplot | A secondary plot. |
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