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Sequence of events; What happens in a story

Plot

100

Turning point of the story; when you know the conflict will be resolved

Climax

100

The people, animals, or imaginary creatures who take part in the action of a work of literature 

Character

100

Blob of toothpaste 

"Nurdle"

100

Speaker or character who tells a story 

Narrator

200

Character in the story shares his/her own thoughts and can only narrate the action of others

First Person POV

200

Introduces the setting, characters, and conflict

Exposition

200

Falling Action

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
200

Time and place of a story; includes culture and history 

Setting

200

How the story is organized

Structure 

300

Events leading up to the climax; builds suspense and adds to conflict 

Rising Action

300

364 licks

The amount of licks to get to the center of a tootsie roll

300

conflict 

The main problem/ struggle in the story

300

Narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of the character 

Third Person Limited POV
300

There is a total of 26 minutes of quite staring in this iconic franchise 

The Twilight movies!!
400

"The Highest Court in The Land"  

The nickname for the basketball court on the top floor of the Supreme Court

400

Final outcome; end of the story where loose ends are tied up

Resolution

400

Perspective from which a story is told

Point of View

400

Protagonist 

Main character in story - trying to accomplish something 

400

Foreshadowing 

When uses hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in the plot

500

Narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story

Third Person Omniscient POV

500

A character or force in conflict with the main character; trying to oppose the protagonist

Antagonist

500

This animal has a regional accent 

Cows

500

This very famous celeb loves to crash weddings

The Queen!!

500

Scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time

Flashback 

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