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| atmosphereMood (or atmosphere) |
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| refers to the general feeling you get when you read a story, and is usually established through details the author provides about the setting. Mood helps set expectations in the reader for what will happen in a story |
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| The first part of the plot, in which the author gives the reader details about characters and setting. The basic situation sets the stage for the story's central conflict. |
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| The actions or events in a story are presented to the reader in the order in which they occur (in other words, the author doesn't use flashbacks or flash-forwards). |
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| The highest point of interest or suspense in the story, the most intense moment of conflict |
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| The second part of the plot, in which the author introduces and develops the conflict |
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| The moment when all of the struggles are resolved and we know what has happened (or what will happen) to the main characters. |
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| Words or phrases that appeal to the senses - primarily sight, but also sound, touch, smell, taste - and that help the reader imagine the scene. |
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| The first part of the plot, in which the author gives the reader details about characters and setting. The basic situation sets the stage for the story's central conflict. |
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| A struggle between opposing forces. In an external conflict, the main character struggles with another character, with nature (a storm, a drought, and so on), or society (the expectations of a group or culture, and so on). |
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| An interruption in the chronological order of event. A flash-forward shows something that will happen later in the story. |
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| An interruption in the chronological order of event. A flashback shows something that happened earlier in the story. |
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| Hints or suggestions that indicate what is going to happen in a story. Foreshadowing stimulates interest and suspense and helps prepare the reader for the outcome. |
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| Words or phrases that appeal to the senses (primarily sight, but also sound, touch, smell, and taste) and that help the reader imagine the scene |
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| A struggle between opposing forces. In an internal conflict, the struggle occurs inside the character, in his or her mind |
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| Mood (or atmosphere) refers to the general feeling you get when you read a story, and is usually established through details the author provides about the setting. Mood helps set expectations in the reader for what will happen in a story. |
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| A series of related events that constitute "what happens" in a story |
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| The moment when all of the struggles are resolved and we know what has happened (or what will happen) to the main characters. |
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| The time and place (and sometimes the social or cultural environment) of a story |
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| The moment when all of the struggles are resolved and we know what has happened (or what will happen) to the main characters |
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| The author's attitude toward the characters and events in a story. Sometimes tone refers to the author's attitude toward the reader as well. |
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