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short story terms
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plot: The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
protagonist: The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.
exposition: A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
character: A person in a novel, play, or movie.
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conflict: A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
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external Conflict: External conflicts may be character vs. character, character vs. nature, or character vs. society.
rising action:
Rising action in a plot is a series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest, and tension in a narrative.
falling Action:
Falling action is defined as the parts of a story after the climax and before the very end.
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third person limited:
In third person limited the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. All characters are described using pronouns, such as 'they', and 'she'. But, one character is closely followed throughout the story, and it is typically a main character.
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3rd person omniscient: the third-person omniscient point of view is a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story
flashback: a scene in a movie, novel, set in a time earlier than the main story.
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