| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Plot | The sequence of related events that make up a story |
| Protagonist | the main character in a story |
| Antagonist | a character in the story who opposes or goes against the protagonist |
| conflict | the struggle between opposing forces |
| external conflict | a character struggles against another person or some outside force |
| Internal conflict | involves a struggle within a character |
| climax | the turning point of maximum interest |
| falling action | Events which happen after the climax |
| Resolution | Plot untied, conflict unravels/falls apart, may contain a moment of final suspense |
| exposition | explanation |
| setting | time and place of the story |
| rising action | the events in the story forward, complications/problems as the characters struggle with the conflict |
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