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8 Cards in this Set
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Plot
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What happens in a story. Plot consists of a series of events, one growing out of another.
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Basic Situation
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The first part of a plot, in which you learn who the story's characters are and what they want.
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Conflict
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A struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces.
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Complications
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Problems that arise as characters struggle to reach their goals.
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Climax
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A story's most emotional or suspenseful point. We learn how the conflict is resolved.
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Resolution
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The last part of the story, in which any remaining questions are answered and loose ends of the plot are tied up.
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Suspense
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The anxiety the reader feels anout what will happen next in a story.
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Foreshadowing
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Hints or clues suggesting what will happen later in a story.( often used to build suspense )
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