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The turning point or highest point of action in a story. The climax is when the story’s outcome becomes clear.

1. climax

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The problem in the story. 2. conflict

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A piece of writing with a clear beginning, middle, and end. An essay is about a real topic.

3. essay

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The emotional quality of a story. How the writing makes you feel as the reader.

4. mood

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The speaker telling the story. The narrator tells a story through first person or third person point of view.

5. narrator

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The sequence of events in a story.

6. plot

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The perspective from which a story is told. The narrator can be a character in the story (1st person) or outside of the story (3rd person).

7. point of view

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The final outcome of a story.

8. resolution

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The time and place of a story. Setting can include year, weather, town, home, etc.

9. setting

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A general message about life in a story. Theme is NOT a summary of the plot.

10. theme