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| sequence of events in a story |
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| events that create increasing interest in a story (for a reader) |
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| the highest point of interest in a story (or chapter) |
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| the final outcome of a story (or chapter) |
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struggle between two opposing forces in a story (or chapter) - characters or outside problem
1. external conflict: struggle that can be witnessed
2. internal conflict: struggle that cannot be witnessed - a charier within himself/herself |
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| the order of events as they occur |
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| a scene that breaks the normal order to show a past event |
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| person (animal representing a person) in a story |
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| personality (qualities) of a character and the way the author presents them |
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| a conclusion that the reader can come to without it said directly - connected to characteristic qualities and atmosphere in a story (or chapter) |
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| the feeling or goal the causes a character to behave in a certain way |
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| time and place of a story (or chapter) |
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| the feeling or mood that you get from a story (or chapter) - usually presented at the beginning of a chapter |
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| language (words) that appeal to the senses (sight, touch, sound, smell) |
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the central message or a story (or chapter) - usually presented in some type of a moral
1. stated theme - actual message is started in the story
2. implied theme - theme is not stated but can be discovered by thinking |
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| conversation in a story that is used to present characteristic qualities |
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