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| Everything that happens in a story. |
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| The person or force that works against the hero (protagonist) of the story. |
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| The ways in which a writer develops a character, making him or her seem believable. |
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| A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story. |
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| The conversations that characters have with each other. |
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| The feeling a piece of literature creates in a reader. |
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| The lesson a story tells. |
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| The person or character who actually tells the story, filling in the background information, and bridging the gaps between dialogue. |
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| The action that makes up the story, following a plan called the plot line. |
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| The planned action or series of events in a story. |
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| The angle from which a story is told. The angle depends upon the narrator or person telling the story. |
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| The main character in a story, often a good or heroic type. |
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| The place and time frame in which a story takes place. |
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| The message about life or human nature that is "hidden" in the story that the writer tells. |
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| The attitude or feeling that comes across in a piece of literature, revealed by the characters, the word choice, and the general writing style. The tone can be serious, funny, satirical, etc. |
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