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Plot in a story
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12th Grade
10/27/2025

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Rising Action
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A series of events in a story that build tension and develop the central conflict, which leads up to the climax
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Exposition
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The part of a story that introduces the necessary background information,which includes characters,setting and the basic conflict.
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Climax
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The point of highest tension and the main turning point in a story,where the central conflict comes to a head and the plot is resolved.
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Falling Action
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The part of a story that occurs after the climax,where the tension decreases as the central conflict is resolved.
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Resolution
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The part after the climax where the central conflicts are resolved,loose ends are tied up,and the story concludes,providing some sense of closure.
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