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a character or force in a literary work that is in conflict with a main character or protagonist.

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antagonist

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an individual that takes part in the action of a literary work.

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character

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the act of creating or describing a character.

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characterization

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the writer unfolds events in order in which they occurred.

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chronological order

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a struggle between two forces in a literary work.

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conflict

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any work of prose that tells an invented or imaginary story.

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fiction

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interrupts the chronological sequence of a literary work and presents an event that occurred earlier.

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flashback

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the act of presenting hints to events that will occur later in the story

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foreshadowing

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the emotion created in the reader by part or all of a literary work.

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mood

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a force that moves a character to think, feel, or behave in a certain way.

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motivation