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Conflict A conflict is the struggle of the protagonist against himself or herself, another person, or nature.

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2 Conflict A conflict is the struggle of the protagonist against himself or herself, another person, or nature

3 Story Short Story A brief work of prose fiction that includes plot, setting, characters, point of view, and theme

4 Setting A story’s time and place

5 Character A person or animal in the story, poem, or play

6 Point of View The relationship of the narrator to the story FIRST PERSON Point of view where the narrator is also a character, using the pronouns we and I

7 Theme The main idea of a story or play

8 Dialogue The conversation between characters in a story or play

9 Prose All writing that is not poetry

10 Story-Within-A-Story A second story told within another story

11 Symbol A person, place, or object that stands for something beyond itself

12 Fiction Literature in which the author creates the events and characters

13 Flashback A look into the past at some point in the story

14 Imagery A picture in the reader’s mind created by words

15 Antagonist The person or force opposing the protagonist

16 Protagonist The main character; also called the hero http://jovan.ru/pics/superman.jpg

17 Action Rising Action The events of the plot that add to the conflict

18 Mood/Tone Mood – The feeling created by a piece of writing Tone – The attitude an author takes toward a subject

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