W1 Literary Elements and Story Structure

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Literary element: Arrangement of events

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Plot

Front

Time and place of a story

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Setting

Front

Main idea of a story

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Theme

Front

Part of story introducing setting and characters

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Exposition

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Ending of a story tying up loose ends

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Denouement

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Inciting Incident

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Event that triggers the main conflict

Front

Greatest tension or turning point of a story

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Climax

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Type of characterization through speech and actions

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Indirect characterization

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Sequence of events in a story

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Plot

Front

Background information at story's start

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Exposition