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| You learn a lot about the main character as you read and the story could not happen with out them |
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| Secondary character in the story. They are usually in the story to help the main character or try to keep the character from reaching their goals. |
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| A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story. |
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| Type of conflict: Person against person - |
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| A problem between two characters. |
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| Type of conflict: Person against self - |
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| A problem with in a character's mind. |
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| Type of conflict: Person against society - |
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| A problem between a character and society, school, law,or some tradition. |
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| Type of conflict: Person against fate - |
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| A problem or struggle that appears to be well beyond a character's control. |
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| The message about life or human nature that is hidden in the story. |
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| Feeling a piece of literature creates in a reader |
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The place and time frame in which a story takes place.
Year, season, time of day, decade, past, future..; |
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| The person or force that works against the hero of the story. The main character can be the antagonist. |
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| The main character of the story, often a good or heroic type. |
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| The angle from which the story is told. Depends upon who is telling the story. |
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| First Person point of view: |
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| One of the characters is telling the story. Uses a lot of "I", "me", and "my". |
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| Someone from outside the story is telling the story |
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| Events that take place in the story. What happens in the story. |
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| Part of the story which the character are introduced, setting is described, and teh background is explained. |
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PArt of the story which various problems arise.
Climbing the pyramid. |
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| Most exciting part of the story. Main character comes face to face with the problem. Turning point. Top of the pyramid. |
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| Characters learns to deal with life or the problem. Character understands things better. |
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| Part of the story where problem is solved and the action comes to an end. |
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