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PLOT
The sequence of events in which each event results from a previous one and causes the next. Begins with an exposition that introduces the setting, the characters and the basic situation.
CHARACTERIZATION
The act of creating and developing a character.
CONFLICT
A struggle between opposing forces
RESOLUTION
The outcome of the conflict in a plot
THEME
A central message, concern, or purpose in a literary work. It can usually be expressed as a general statement about human beings or about life. It is not a summary of the plot.
FORESHADOWING
The author's use of clues to hint at what may happen later in the story.
FLASHBACK
A scene within a story that interrupts the sequence of events to relate events that occurred in the past.
SETTING
The time and place of the action
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