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17 Cards in this Set
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Inciting Event
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that event which gets the action (plot) going to urge on or stir up (incite).
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Rising Action
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the series of events (conflicts) leading to the climax
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Climax
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the point in a story that creates the greatest suspense or interest
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Falling Action
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the series of events leading to the resolution
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Resolution
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where the conflict is resolved and the story is brought to an end
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Plot
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the series of related events that make up a story
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Conflict
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a struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces
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Internal Conflict
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conflict that takes place within a character's own mind
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External Conflict
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conflict where a character stuggles with an outside force
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Parallel Episodes
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repeated elements of the plot
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Subplot
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a minor plot that relates in some way to the main story
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Setting
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the time and place of a story, play, or narrative poem
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Mood/ Atmosphere
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the overall mood or feeling of a work of literature
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Theme
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The general idea or insight about life that a work of literature reveals
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Tone
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the attitude a writer takes toward their subject, characters, and audience
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Protagonist
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the main character in a work of literature
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Antagonist
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a character opposing the protagonist
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