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Internal conflict

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Problem or struggle within a character; decision and character must make

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External conflict

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A problem or struggle between two characters or between one character and some outside force, like weather or a negative personality trait

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Irony

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Story leads the reader to expect one thing, but the opposite happens

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Plot

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What happens

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Characterization

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What the character is like, what he/she does to show his/her personality

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setting

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where and when it happens

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suspense

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detailed descriptions of the moments just BEFORE the climax; puts off moment of climax; audience waits on and wonders “what’ll happen?”

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climax

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THE big moment; the explosion or gunshot or phone call or car wreck that finally ends conflict

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resolution

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quick wrap-up AFTER the climax; just before the credits in a movie; now the whole thing feels finished

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protagonist

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main character; story revolves around this character

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