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LITERARY TERMS
Fiction: story elements
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English
5th Grade
06/04/2013

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MYTH
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a traditional story about heroes or supernaturalbeing which tries to explain the why
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SETTING
Definition
where and when the story takes place
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CONFLICT
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the problem, a struggle between two opossing forces
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RESOLUTION
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how the problem is solved, how the story ends
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CAUSE
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something that makes something happen
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EFFECT
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what happens as a result of the cause
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INFERENCE
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a conclusion drawn from evidence or reasoning; not stated, but implied
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PLOT
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the events or action in the story
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