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| the sequence of events in a story |
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| background material about the characters, setting, and situation with which the author introduces the story |
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| the environment in which the story takes place |
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| interrupts the harmony and balance of the situation and introduces the conflict |
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| the part of the story in which tension rises towards the climax |
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| the central source of tension and drama in the story;the problem |
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| the central source of tension is between a character and some outside force, such as another character, society, fate, or nature |
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| the central source of tension is within a character |
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| the moment when the action comes to it highest point of dramatic conflict |
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| the part of the story that follow the climax and leads to the resolution |
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