Elements of Fiction

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Falling action occurs...

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after the climax and leads up to the resolution.

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Rising Action: Complications added to main conflict

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Increases tension in the story

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Exposition of a story

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Setting, characters, and conflict introduced

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Climax of a story

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Turning point before conflict resolution

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Resolution of a story

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Loose ends tied up; story ends.

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Inciting incident

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Kicks off the action of the story

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Protagonist of the story

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Jim Hawkins

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Antagonist of the story

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Long John Silver

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Complication faced by protagonist

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Long John Silver and crew want to steal the treasure map

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Not part of the story's setting

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Squire Trelawny