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| A series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest and tension in a narrative. In literary works, a rising action includes all decisions, characters’ flaws and background circumstances that together create turns and twists leading to a climax. We find it in novels, plays and short stories. |
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The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex. |
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| The part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved. |
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| The part of a story's plot line in which the problem of the story is resolved or worked out. This occurs after the falling action and is typically where the story ends. |
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| A main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly. |
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| The use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense. Symbolism can take different forms. Generally, it is an object representing another to give it an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant. |
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| A literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story. Foreshadowing often appears at the beginning of a story or a chapter and helps the reader develop expectations about the coming events in a story. |
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| A figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. It may also be a situation that may end up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated. In simple words, it is a difference between the appearance and the reality. |
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| The central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story. A protagonist is sometimes called a “hero” by the audience or readers. |
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| A character or a group of characters which stand in opposition to the protagonist or the main character. |
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| Psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character. |
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| Struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character. |
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