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Plot literary terms

Terms in this set (13)

short story
a brief work of prose fiction
Plot
the sequence of events or what happens in a story
Climax
The point of highest interest and involvement in a story , where we know how the story will end
Resolution
The end of the story where we learn the final outline
synonym
a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word
chronological order
The time order in which events naturally happen
cause-and-effect relationship
A type of arrangement in which events are ordered based on the events that make others happen
Conflict
A struggle between opposing forces
external conflict
a struggle against an outside force, such as nature, or another person
internal conflict
a struggle that takes place within a person's mind
Suspense
The growing interest as the plot of a story nears its climax
Foreshadowing
The use of clues by an author to prepare readers for events that will happen later in the story
Flashback
A scene that breaks the normal time order of the plot to show events that happen in the past
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