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Event that starts the story & catches the reader’s attention
Inciting Action
Flashback
Theme
Setting
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The writer’s/speaker’s attitude toward his/her subject.
Mood
Tone
Foreshadowing
Characters
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Character vs. Nature
The two girls were competing.
Andy was lying in the rain.
The woman was not hired because she was too short.
The man was frustrated.
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The bad character
Antagonist
Protagonist
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“I” and “Me” standpoint.
Third Person
Second Person
First Person
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The final outcome
Conflict
Inciting Action
Resolution
Flashback
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How a character develops throughout a story
Conflict
Characters
Climax
Characterization
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Sequence of events in a literary work
Plot
Falling Action
Rising Action
Exposition
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The hero or heroine in a story
Protagonist
Antagonist
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The feeling a reader gets when reading a story
Point of View
Mood
Conflict
Tone
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Character vs. Character
The young man was very worried.
Sandy knew the man got the job because he was younger.
The jungle was too thick for the soldiers to walk.
The hawk and the owl were fighting.
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A character’s struggle against an outside force
Internal Conflict
External Conflict
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The struggle between two or more opposing forces
Theme
Characterization
Conflict
External Conflict
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Hints/clues about future events
Foreshadowing
Theme
Flashback
Exposition
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The high points, turning point, or main event of the story.
Foreshadowing
Climax
Point of View
Resolution
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Introduces the characters, settings, and opening situations of a story
Conflict
Exposition
Setting
Irony
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When something happens that is unexpected.
Irony
Flashback
Climax
Conflict
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Time and place of the action.
Setting
Plot
Exposition
Flashback
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Character vs. Self
The student didn't get the loan to finish school.
The hurricane swept the family away.
Rico and Mia both wanted to win.
The firefighter fought back fear.
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“He” “She” “Dr. Jones” etc.
First Person
Second Person
Third Person
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Character vs. Society
The two boys squared up
The author felt sad
The girl was harassed because she was so tall
The man was stuck in quicksand
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The perspective from which the story is told.
Characterization
Setting
Conflict
Point of View
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A scene that revisits a previous event
Theme
Flashback
Characterization
Foreshadowing
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Results of the climax & leads to the conclusion.
Point of View
External Conflict
Internal Conflict
Falling Action
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Adds complications to the conflict and leads to the climax of the story
Rising Action
Climax
Conflict
Irony
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People, animals or other beings in a story
Characters
Exposition
Conflict
Characterization
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The message or truth about life carried by the story; the lesson to be learned from the story.
Mood
Theme
Irony
Tone
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A struggle happening within a character
External Conflict
Internal Conflict
