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5 basic conflicts in story: person against person
person against self
person against society
person against nature
person against fate (God)
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action: everything that happens in the story
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climax: high point in the action of the story
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conflict: problems or struggles between two opposing forces in a story
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exposition: part of the story, usually near the beginning, in which the characters are introduced, the background explained, & setting described
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external conflict: conflict between characters
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falling action: actionand dialogue following the climax that lead the reader into the story's end
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internal conflict: conflict inside the character
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person against fate: struggle that appears to be well beyond characters control
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person against nature: conflict between a character and an element of nature
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Person against person: conflict between characters
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person against self: problem within a characters own mind
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person against society: problem between a character and....school, law or tradition
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plot: the action that makes up the story (plot line)
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resolution: part of the story in which the problems are solved and the action comes to a satisfying end.
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rising action: central part of the story during which various problems arise
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setting: the place and time fram in which a story takes place. How does it impact the story. Why is it important.